How Buzzcocks changed the world

[@RileyELFuk]

I was a 10 year old pop kid when the Lesser Free Trade Hall gigs happened and so was oblivious, but would become a baby punk a year or so later, initially due to Sex Pistols, but Buzzcocks were the biggest band for me in my top 4 (Buzzcocks, Pistols, The Stranglers and The Clash). There was an added connection that they were local, Pete was from down the road in Leigh (my much older girlfriend came bouncing up to me one night, because she found out that she worked with Pete's mum). Today I count two people who attended that first gig (and have appeared in documentaries recounting the event) as friends. Tim Lyons who went on to be in The Things, with John Maher on drums (who supported Buzzcocks. A double-shift for John) and Ian Moss, singer with The Hamsters and many other bands through the years, who I videoed being interviewed by David "I Swear I Was There" Nolan, at the launch of one of his books (on my channel 'PMS - Interview & Q&A').

[@craigchandler7958]

Saw The Buzzcocks in Australia 31/10/24 and had the pleasure of meeting Steve . Enjoyed a great show 🎶🎸

[@herchelleonwood7463]

Buzzcocks, Joy Division, New Order, The Smith's,,,,Manchester is home to many of my favorites !!

[@Semprini537]

Steve Diggle, we love you. RIP PETE

[@Paul-eb4jp]

I saw them so many times in the late 70s, I still listen to them now.

[@gentillygirl545]

You are fortunate.

[@puNk_head]

I remember someone gave me a broken disc and said that I would love that. I surely did! Listened to it hour and hour and still loving it today. Buzzcocks.. the fucking most important band in history. So sad Pete passed.. R.I.P Pete Shelley

[@gentillygirl545]

Steve Diggle is a true soul and standard bearer.

[@duncanpriestley964]

That's a pretty solid summary. I didn't know that story of how Diggle joined the band. Amazing.

[@kirkedwards365]

Thank you for doing this video. Those of us that grew up in this time frame remember the band well. Because they were so influential i hope some young people see this and get curious to listen to more of the band. Cheers!!

[@nickcooper1260]

Thanks for this, you are right about David Nolan's book, a must-read about "the Gig that Changed the World". I saw Buzzcocks live in 1979, wih Joy Division, great days!.

[@soundofhistory_]

Oh man, I’m jealous of that

[@martinquarton184]

I was at Derby watching Buzzcocks and Joy Division.

[@salsabil44]

Loved them and bought all their records. Two of the best gigs I ever went to were the Buzzcocks with Joy Division supporting, and when the Buzzcocks supported the Police. Both were around 78/79 if I remember rightly.

[@SimpleLifeInHyrule]

Great night watching them with my dear late brother in Richmond, Melbourne....Truly top live band....Miss you so very much brother...

[@Semprini537]

BUZZCOCKS are my old love. SINGLES GOING STEADY was issued in Yugoslavia in the 80s,i listened it to death

[@VintageWanderer]

I missed them the first time around and have been getting into them lately. They are awesome!

[@peterdaigle4772]

Buzzcocks certainly had a unique quirky sound and were my secret love as i made the transition from UK punk into US hardcore. Ironically, the only album i own is A Different Kind Of Tension but i can listen to that beauty from start to finish. I see Steve on social media all the time...and i do believe he's currently touring in the US. Love the video. Cheers

[@soundofhistory_]

Don't tell Steve that 😄 Thanks for watching!

[@blackhistoryofrocknroll]

I'm so glad u made this video and yes magazine needs more attention then they get I was lucky to see Buzzcocks in the 90s pete Shelly rip memory eternal 🙏🏾☦️🦋🕊🔥

[@buzzawuzza3743]

It's a solid telling of their history but you left out the three great final singles, Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3. Maybe my six favorite songs by them. They're important to me because I bought them right as they came out when I was in high school. Yes, I'm old. Keep up the good work. Rock on!

[@Semprini537]

Saw them live in Zagreb, while Pete was still alive. I almost died pogoing around,i lost my phone jumping around while my heart was in my throat. Old fool

[@smeercat]

Saw them a couple of weeks ago when they came thru the States. It was amazing!

[@davysaltcoats]

met them many times over the years top geezers top band and top live show,steve still flyin the flag.....luvin yer channel amigo best wishes from Scotland......

[@soundofhistory_]

Thank you! I love Scotland. I want to go back for another visit

[@davysaltcoats]

@@soundofhistory_ i'm on the West coast amigo Westside is the bestside...

[@gothicfarmyardmusic]

Great doco.🎸

[@soundofhistory_]

Thank you!

[@yokosomike]

THE Buzzcocks are what we called them in the day. One of the great bands of my youth!

[@rastalique8114]

That's what i thought! I had "Singles Going Steady" and I remember "The" Buzzcocks. (Most punk bands wete using "the").

[@meofnz2320]

I just made the same comment. I’d never noticed before but their promotional name is actually Buzzcocks. But they were always referred to as the Buzzcocks. It changes the meaning subtly. Same with the Sex Pistols: the band name was Sex Pistols but we always prefix it with “the”. There’s a subtle grammatical point in there somewhere because some band names don’t require the definite article eg Big Country. I think might have to do with whether the name indicates a collective or single entity or nominative or dative or I dunno…

[@yokosomike]

@@meofnz2320 ... and alot of people just called them "the Pistols"... I heard someone introduce The Jam ..."and here's Jam!" .... made me think of a sandwich, it was all wrong.

[@NewWaveRadio1983]

EVERY SONG on Singles Going Steady is awesome. EVERY ONE! I listed to the college station to stay on on top of new wave back in the day, but never heard Buzzcocks until someone I didn't even know was a punk loaned his disc. Very high pitched sounding, but great tunes.

[@garethburleigh]

What a relief to click on a music vid and it not be AI generated junk. Subbed and looking forward to digging into your other vids 👍🏻

[@soundofhistory_]

Thanks!

[@jprobertson-e1j]

this was awesome! thanks for making this video!

[@soundofhistory_]

Thanks for watching!

[@mattday2656]

Such a great band

[@elihyland4781]

oh perfect fckn timing, this was so good i watched it at normal speed. loved it

[@soundofhistory_]

Haha thanks!

[@elihyland4781]

@@soundofhistory_ 🖤

[@charlieculp3956]

I got a tingle! Gimme that book!!

[@MarshaBonForte]

John Maher was an excellent drummer.

[@h0bgobl1n]

Hay just come across your videos, really enjoyed this about my home town Manchester band, nice to hear a mention of my favourite band the fall :) if you haven't planned on doing one yet would you consider doing a video on Suburban Lawns? their story is worth a video I reckon. looking forward to more stuff.

[@soundofhistory_]

Thanks for watching! I’ll add em to the list

[@Joseph-wt7zu]

Great video. I saw buzzcocks at Blackburn uk.i lot of gobin.78😮

[@soundofhistory_]

I'm jealous

[@lucetteketley9114]

I bet you wouldn't have enjoyed all the spitting from the audience. Lol

[@Scotlanz]

Surprised there’s no mention of Nirvana’s great respect for Buzzcocks.

[@littadnb.]

The film ‘24 hour party people’ is worth a watch if this interests you.

[@meofnz2320]

Back in the day we always called them the Buzzcocks even though their name on all the album covers was credited as “Buzzcocks”. I don’t know why exactly but it just didn’t sound right to say “I’m going to see Buzzcocks tonight”. It was always “I’m going to see the Buzzcocks” A quirk of English I suppose.

[@soundofhistory_]

Agreed, it sounds weird. But I think Steve mentions in his book (or it was in a different book) they are adamant there’s no “the”

[@lamontprospect9974]

It's really sad that drugs always have to enter into the equation. I thought "A Different Kind of Tension" was an absolutely brilliant album and it's still one of my favorite punk albums of all time. ❤️🙏🕊️

[@herchelleonwood7463]

happy well adjusted people in pleasant environments are less likely to do drugs or create good music..

[@lamontprospect9974]

@herchelleonwood7463 That is so true. It's not until adversity strikes when character or real art is created. 🙏🕊️❤️

[@martinquarton184]

Excellent.

[@soundofhistory_]

Thanks!

[@morrinsville23]

I saw them in 2003? I think. And barely made it out of the moshpit alive

[@goodtimefolkrock]

Steve Garvey is a great friend of mine he currently plays in a band called " Reeder Station" theyre based out of New Hope Bucks County Pa .....hometown of Ween btw

[@soundofhistory_]

That’s awesome. Let him know he’s welcome on the channel any time to tell his story 😆

[@Brando-Lee3725]

I would like to see something on Killing Joke even though I have only heard a few tracks like Millenium . Even though I listened to several albums with my friends while drunk and partying so I dont remember much . But I have played Millenium over and over after hearing it on an ECW wrestling show .

[@bigguys45s29]

Cool video! You should make a video on Beck or The Tubes

[@TheFeo2e]

sounds to me that the Pistols were the ones who changed the music scene 😀

[@soundofhistory_]

They did for sure. But Buzzcocks bringing them to Manchester, then being the nucleus of the Manchester scene and starting their own label really changed music

[@TheFeo2e]

they really just changed Manchester whereas the Pistols changed the world

[@soundofhistory_]

You can argue that those Manchester bands changed the world, especially in the post punk era. Not too mention how they basically brought us Emo music and then Oasis. A lot of that is traced back to Buzzcocks

[@andrewcowie4005]

I think Buzzcocks had a greater legacy with the sound they created, and those they influenced. Not to say the Pistols didn’t have a massive influence also.

[@kennethnorman8079]

I’ve purchased the book, but since Pete was always the heart of Buzzcocks(Never Mind the “The”), I’ll wait for Howard Devoto to write the story. I’m sure Diggle is a nice guy, but he wasn’t the George Harrison of the band, he was more the Ringo. The fact he’s still using the name reeks of desperation. It’s would be like Ringo’s All-Star band touring as The Beatles.

[@roystonjames7794]

Mick hucknell was at the first Sex pistols gig

[@Thompsdan]

It’s not true to say that, on A Different Kind of Tension, Shelley’s songs are on one side, Diggle’s on the other. There are only two Diggle tracks on the whole album, and they are on side one, interspersed with Shelley songs. Diggle only has one song on the first two albums. He has two on the third. This is very Diggle-leaning, I suppose because of the new book. But Diggle has been quite dishonest over his roll in the band, and disparaging of Shelley. See his first book Harmony in My Head.

[@englishrose7195]

Just saw them. Dingles going steady😅

[@nolagospeltracts8264]

Excellant presentation! I was one of three punk rockers in my high school decades ago.

[@kelfetingis]

I did the stage for Pete in Australia in about 1988. He couldn't get any amphetamines before the show. He went and got a jar of coffee and mixed it with milk. Needless to say we waited 1/2 hour for him to stop throwing up and get on stage. Oh Pete.

[@johnlowe9826]

I know the original bass player Garth (uncle of a friend). When you mention that Lesser Free Trade Hall gig and who was allegedly there his response is "bullsh!t"

[@soundofhistory_]

Yeah, everyone has a different story which is one of the funniest parts about that book I mentioned

[@johnlowe9826]

​@@soundofhistory_ he was also complaining that when it was represented in the film 24 hour party people every man and his dog who wasn't there was shown but he was there & wasn't shown 😂😂

[@soundofhistory_]

Haha that’s honestly a fair complaint

[@keltonking4457]

begging for a smashing pumpkins video🙏🙏

[@soundofhistory_]

Added to the list!

[@thanksgivingsandwich]

Bro you gotta get a new intro song.

[@soundofhistory_]

Nah

[@thanksgivingsandwich]

@@soundofhistory_ I'll make you one