Jerry's Kids 3/20/83 (The Channel) Complete show

Complete show for the first time in 37 years. Jerry's Kids opening for Misfits 3/20/83 at The Channel in Boston Mass.
Shot by Red Shark Video

[@rnaldvooth54]

Danke Danke Danke ,das ich so was noch sehen darf. Da war ich wohl um die zwanzig ,heute 55 .

[@seanmcnally4121]

This is absolute GOLD!! Fastest band on the planet, just incredible. LEGENDS!!

[@suburbanwhitedad7338]

I’ve always thought their record had some of the greatest punk drumming ever

[@stonefilmsnyc]

Absolutely. Brian Betzger

[@mattfoley1207]

Total ripper!

[@mattfoley1207]

Dude does NOT get enough credit! Easily top punk/hc drummers of all-time! Should be mentioned alongside Chuck Biscuits, Steve "Thee Slayer Hippy" Hanford, Earl Hudson, Spit Stix, Lucky Lehrer, Bill Stevenson, Topper Headon, and Discharge's original drummers. I would put Paul Cook, Rat Scabies, Jeff Nelson, and DJ Bonebrake up there too, but all of the above drummers higher. (Mac McNeilly, Brendan Canty, and Dale Crover up with the top crew, if we're including later permutations, as well as the mighty Mick "human tornado" Harris and Danny Herrera). Bottom line, Betzger more than earned his place among this elite crew and is not discussed or exalted nearly enough! The fluidity, power, the chops, the FEEL!!!

[@deanjackson6028]

There is no disputing how awesome Brian Betzger is behind the drums

[@MK-ov4zx]

Absolute beast, and hero. Double stroke tom rolls from hell

[@ironsleet73]

Brian Betzger is an incredible drummer.

[@willieluncheonette5843]

Bingo

[@riseandshine5706]

How is he doing all that so clean an fresh? sick!

[@blockhead8134]

Dudes a fucking machine .that snare has some mean fucking snap on it

[@mattfoley1207]

Does NOT get enough credit! Easily top punk/hc drummers of all-time! Should be mentioned alongside Chuck Biscuits, Steve "Thee Slayer Hippy" Hanford, Earl Hudson, Spit Stix, Lucky Lehrer, Bill Stevenson, Topper Headon, and Discharge's original drummers. I would put Paul Cook, Rat Scabies, Jeff Nelson, Marky Ramone, and DJ Bonebrake up there too, but all of the above drummers higher. (Mac McNeilly, Brendan Canty, and Dale Crover up with the top crew, if we're including later permutations, as well as the mighty Mick "human tornado" Harris and Danny Herrera). Bottom line, Betzger more than earned his place among this elite crew and is not discussed or exalted nearly enough! The fluidity, power, the chops, the FEEL!!!

[@handsolo1076]

Supercharged drumming insanity! Crazy pounder!

[@KKPIHCP]

1. Vietnam Syndrome 2. Crucify Me 3. Cracks in the wall 4. Tear it up 5. No Time 6. We Don't Need it 7. Lost 8. Is this my world? 9. Machine Gun 10. I Can't Take it 11. ??? 12. Build Me a Bomb 13. Raise The Curtain 14. Break The Mold 15. I Don't Belong 16. Some Rock Song... Then a Stage Dive From Chris Doherty The End.

[@georgekostoulas4930]

Hardcore at its f*cking best. What an amazing band. This is an explosion, a f*cking great explosion.

[@stonefilmsnyc]

Finally out it up in its entirety after all these years.

[@XxthebladexXx]

It's ear candy to me

[@schmoopen]

Cannot overstate how awesome the bass sounds on this recording

[@raybeez55]

i saw jerrys kids at cbs in the 80s always loved them and gang green great bands

[@DR-xt9ux]

Warzone

[@raybeez55]

@@DR-xt9ux warzone are a great band saw them too

[@Atheling100]

We would have likely been gathered in a house in a coal mining village in NE England; huddled around a record player listening to the latest from Boston, NY and DC at the time. It felt like there were only four of us in the UK who listened to USHC at the time. The amount of shit we used to get for it a gigs! How time change.

[@XxxXxx-hk7wp]

Hell yeah. Cheers!

[@amcgrath5918]

^ = pity me

[@The-Clockwork-Eye]

Nah, we were listening in coal mining villages in Notts too...

[@steveanderson7864]

Fuck they open with my favorite song of theirs! LIES INSIDE HIS HEAD! VISIONS OF WAR VISIONS OF THE DEAD!

[@willieluncheonette5843]

From my article on The Top 15 Punk Albums! Is This My World? "The last of the three hardcore albums on our list, Jerry's Kids got together in Braintree, Massachusetts, USA in 1981, taking their name from how children were referred to on the Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy telethon. Jerry's Kids debuted on the This Is Boston Not L.A, compilation with six quick songs and with a different singer and a different guitarist. Good, but nothing that would prepare you for their incredible first LP. Rick Jones, vocals/ bass, Bob Cenci guitar, Chris Doherty guitar and Brian Betzger drums really dropped one for the ages with Is This My World?. My God, what a sound they had! IMO these sheets of sound have never been equaled in punk music. Want to feel what it must be like to be flattened by a bulldozer? Yes? Then take a listen. The twin guitar attack is amazing, but wait, there's more. Betzger's drumming is out of this world great. Breakneck speed, but delicate at the same time! My all-time favorite punk drumming on an album. And when they slow it down, as on "Lost," the results are no less spectacular. Lyrics are hard to discern so...."I Don't Belong" " I got a feeling, it's in my head/ I got a feeling, do you hear what I said/ I've got a feeling, there's something wrong/ I got a feeling that I, that I don't belong here/ And I know it's true, that I don't belong here/ And neither do you/ I got a feeling, it's in my brain/ I got a feeling, I've got nothing to gain." "Cracks In The Wall"/"Tear It Up"..."I opened up my head to you/ Listened to the plan you drew/ Tell me what I should be/ Tell me what I should see/ There is cracks in the wall/ Watch them fall/ Mundane people, they're all around/ They keep our music underground/ But we're gonna brea, break the chains/ And watch their lives go down the drain/ CHORUS/ I look around, there's no place to play/ They tell us to go the fuck away/ Streets of Boston need a change/ And streets of Boston call my name." "Crucify Me"..." Point your finger, you point it in the dark/ ' Cause I'm just putty, just putty in your hands/ So push me down, and push me to the ground/ Just give me pain, and make me suffer, make me gasp/ Crucify me X6/ Nail me up and sit and watch me bleed/ And take whatever, whatever you need/ I feel oppression, I feel it fall on me/ I feel the pressure and it's cooking inside me." I saw them play here in NYC with another Boston hardcore band, The F.U.'s When The F.U.'s played they said, " Hi. We're Jerry's Kids." And when Jerry's Kids played they said, " Hi. We're the F.U's." And that was that. This is an album to treasure. Better than three cups of coffee in the morning. Faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive, able to leap every punk band in a single bound. This is Jerry's Kids.

[@christopheryurkiewicz7395]

How can it get any better than this?

[@eastcoastbillyc]

Jerry’s Kids. We’re the best!🔥🎸🔥

[@Nick992]

I can't believe this is 1983! My whole perception of hardcore punk has just shifted. Unbelievable!!!

[@forgottenyouth]

That’s Chris Doherty on second guitar?? That’s amazing! I wonder if Gang Green also played this show or there’s footage from this era! Btw, Jerry’s Kids sound so tight and fast! This is a gem! Thanks for sharing!!

[@skateslam2719]

from what I've read on the internet (so take it with a grain of salt) gang green had taken a hiatus while Chris was in the band. They'd get back together for a little bit in the middle of 83, but then split for good until chris came back in 84 with an all new lineup metallipromo.com/gang.html this is the main source that I used for this information

[@deanjackson6028]

Gang Green was on a hiatus at that time but you can find footage of GG earlier than this and around this time on line

[@forgottenyouth]

@@deanjackson6028 where?? lol. I have never been able to find them.

[@JohnReganSeattle]

Misfits, F.U.s, Jerry's Kids I believe

[@fredarsenault8987]

@@JohnReganSeattle the freeze as well

[@karenwindsor4372]

Rockin' Bob Cenci. Still Lost after all these years, but still killin' it. I love you Chris Doherty!

[@impetiousdoom]

Those guys were so bad ass in the 80’s. Great memories 😎

[@adamprus3689]

Quick recovery Mr. Chris M.... Doherty!!!. World needs you.

[@rodrigoreolon7874]

This is so fucking amazing!!! Thanks so much for this gem!

[@thebargettntrollied]

Thanx for this guys been hoping someone would put up the full show.

[@karljacobson7811]

My ole buddies from Braintree. Thanks for the upload.

[@jefffloyd7105]

One night with Jerry's Kids! Thank you for posting this!!!!!! So this is exactly as I expected and more! GD

[@Shovelglove545]

Ibanez st55 underrated guitar

[@Shovelglove545]

Yeah

[@alain3956]

REAL MASTER ON HC... the best....réal power... god.

[@bivvystridents3752]

I wish the drums were so much more up front in the mix!

[@aarongarner5155]

So good!

[@JohnReganSeattle]

the mercurial maven of punk rock percussion

[@edwardcarmody3336]

This is Boston not LA.

[@seancringe7292]

YES!!!!

[@mauriziomarcialis7726]

Fantastic band

[@PowellPeraltask8er]

Has anyone figured out the last song after four decades

[@stonefilmsnyc]

Not that I know of.

[@christopheryurkiewicz7395]

Possibly the greatest East Coast Hardcore band EVER?

[@ill_phil]

Coooooolest Shit ever ! Old but Hardcore Gold ❤

[@chickenbiscuitbabyyewww9580]

Brian is a fucking outstanding drummer, seeing him play so buttery live just shows he can really play

[@happyjack1598]

The suburbs of boston.Fun stuff back then

[@justsomedudeyouknow8372]

Too bad the audios only on one side

[@kerry_flynn]

f*ck yeah

[@gasutrias9961]

😍

[@christopheryurkiewicz7395]

Thinking of stage diving off the tailgate of truck. May reconsider due to age.

[@christopheryurkiewicz7395]

How can Mr. Cenci rock so much? Trying to compute.

[@justsomedudeyouknow8372]

Wasnt their original drummer on americas most wanted? Thats where i first heard of them.

[@bivvystridents3752]

If only the Boss TU-2 had been invented then...

[@wakeup1507]

👏👏👏🖤🤙

[@shanehale5215]

This band's impact will always be remembered for definitely leaving an indelible mark that is nothing but a shit stain placed upon the entire history of music. Absolutely nothing can succeed and gain traction by always remaining poised for the relentless worship of the rectum..

[@jefffloyd7105]

And did I say !!!!!!!

[@Rafael-pi4md]

Do you have the Misfits footage? You can share it on wetransfer.com or MEGA or we request you via email, no way your channel will be taken down. It's a crime there's no good quality Misfits video yet

[@bobbymagoo5136]

13 minutes of the misfits set is up on a different channel but the quality is shit compared to this, in the comments on that one someone says that impact unit also played, my god if there's footage of that it would be siiick

[@mattfoley1207]

F.U.'s also played this show, I believe.

[@christopheryurkiewicz7395]

That is some shitkickin stuff blokes.

[@shawarmaboy4844]

I find this stuff to be so much better than your more staple hardcore bands of the same era. No one really taking it seriously one way or the other, just everyone having fun and really getting down with what's going on. Great music too. The Black Flag and Minor Threat stuff, while also good, seems just a bit more lame compared to the stuff that did not gain the same notoriety.

[@helio1055]

yeah cuz those bands are fucking boring, jerrys kids, united mutation, poison idea, fucking goats

[@clownpaint20]

We’re the f.u’s and misfits playing at this show too?

[@stonefilmsnyc]

Yes

[@clownpaint20]

@@stonefilmsnyc omg that’s like my dream punk show, man I was born too late smh 🤦‍♂️

[@happyjack1598]

Omg what a goofy shirt the bassist has on,but a cool rickenbacker...lolmy mistake it's the guitarist with the I love bees jumper

[@christopheryurkiewicz7395]

Trying to watch show. Do not need any Eggo brand waffles.

[@christopheryurkiewicz7395]

Should be part of The Smithsonian Institute people?

[@koolismazakir6285]

ARCHETYPE

[@jaumefona]

archetype of harcore yes in collective un-counsciousness

[@dragonx4512]

💪

[@adamprus3689]

Quick recovery Mr. Chris M.... Doherty!!!. World needs you.

[@adlerfront1988]

😍