John Larkin (Scatman John) - The Misfits

This song was on the self titled album "John Larkin" from 1986, copies of which are incredibly rare as it wasn't released commericially. This album was recorded for friends and family before the persona of "Scatman John" was born.

[@Exarian]

that scream at 1:17 hits so damn hard. that slow methodical buildup to it lends it so much weight. That buildup turns it from just anger to downright righteous indignation as he lays out exact specific reasoning for the anger he expresses.

[@Nikki_kms]

it just shows that Scatman John likes metal

[@paulpapadopoulosZ570]

So true

[@hardnewstakenharder]

​@@Nikki_kmsJazz singers have been "heavy" since before Metal was a thing.

[@codfish6677]

this actually slaps wtf

[@LAZY-RUBY]

This whole album is killer, especially Last Night I Dreamed. I'll always love his eurodance stuff but the man was a true jazz talent.

[@DoctorBeees]

@Johan Cain GTFO

[@sydzappa5082]

@@LAZY-RUBY where can you find the album ?

[@LAZY-RUBY]

@@sydzappa5082 Soulseek.

[@Lerf8]

Why wouldn't it?

[@Cheddarhead7]

It's crazy catching the lyrics here that he reused in Scatman. What a great artist

[@spavatch]

'While you're still sleepin', the saints are still weepin' 'cause Things you call dead haven't yet had the chance to be born'. Sounds familiar :))

[@umpoucodehistoria8563]

Evolution of "Scatman (Ski-Ba-Bop-Ba-Dop-Bop)": 1986 - "The Misfits" 1994 - Live version of "The Misfits" 1994 - "Scatman (Ski-Ba-Bop-Ba-Dop-Bop)" 1995 - "Scatman (Game Over Jazz)"

[@KanalvogtSG]

He screamed like a metal singer!

[@dk2853]

This album is amazing. It's a shame the general public never got to know the true jazz side of scatman. I wish they would re-release this album on CD. Wonder if the master still exists?

[@MartellThaCool]

I wish the master record exist somewhere by his estate or his widow

[@peypey265]

it does. John's widow, Judy owns it

[@MartellThaCool]

peypey265 hope she released it in better quality like the rest of her late talented husband's work and also put his videos on Blu-ray disc for safe keeping

[@thesch2867]

I think a Fan from Russia who knows about sound mixing made a Fan Remaster of the songs from the album he removed that burning like sound that the original release and improved the sound and it sounds amazing. Here is the link if anyone is interested: rutracker.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4263507 all the songs are in Flac if you want you can convert them to a 320kpbs mp3 with audacity and also add the info and a 600X600 cover with mp3tag just like I did. just lick on Скачать раздачу по magnet-ссылке if you have Utorrent if anyone doesn't have Utorrent just get it.

[@teo_heel]

@@thesch2867 I just took the vinyl-rip of the album from now defunct what.cd and uploaded it to rutracker.org. It's not my work.

[@ibarlemus9487]

this is some heavy af bebop jazz, its overwhelmingly good

[@quetzaltirado5334]

this isn't bebop, it's avant-garde / vocal jazz

[@funnyjoke9225]

I would also say it's closer to heavy bop

[@drivforc7867]

maan, I wish this album was popular too, it's really good.

[@drivforc7867]

And very original style too

[@nathandaniels4823]

I am so frustrated I can only give this one thumbs-up

[@hardnewstakenharder]

That ending left me speechless. This is an incredible work of art.

[@SavoxYt]

Where's the Scatman?

[@josh64128]

Savage 17 IM THE SCATMAN

[@DamonBrazzellUkesploitation]

I'm really getting a Zappa vibe from this.

[@deadbydayinblack]

Jazz from Hell one might say?

[@FritzyBeat]

This sounds absolutely incredible.

[@invinsableproduction]

This is honestly amazing. The scat man is the real deal! A true jazz man. Respect!

[@Benjabola]

how'd he get the name was he like gg allin

[@SlavTiger]

nah, john larkin got the name scatman from scat-singing like no other

[@brendantoungate8287]

This...is one of the best songs I've ever heard.

[@strangeradios]

awesome song! these vocals/lyrics remind a lot of Captain Beefheart, lol.

[@fractusid2128]

Great track holy crap Thank you r/deepintoyoutube

[@drifter402]

This is one of the best things I've ever heard

[@5crewyouy0uT00B]

Listening to boundary pushing music like this makes me think of extreme metalcore bands like infant annihilator both are so hardcore with seeing how far you can push a genre. I love this... Fuck the norm and getting big, this is my smurf account and I make absurd genre bending music on my other for less than 10 people because we all deserve better. I hope I die a nobody and make art for the lovers of it.

[@BleedingEdgeOfProgress]

As avant-garde jazz goes, it's not really that extreme, mostly unusual because the use of vocals in this context

[@5crewyouy0uT00B]

@@BleedingEdgeOfProgress So care to give me some suggestions of something more extreme? Looking for anything abnormal.

[@BleedingEdgeOfProgress]

Not all that many with male vocalists that i can think of right now, maybe Phil Minton and Jaap Blonk but they're really more free improvisation / sound art than free jazz, then there's the likes of Meredith Monk who are even less jazz oriented.

[@BleedingEdgeOfProgress]

For some instrumental stuff similar to this, check out Ornette Coleman, Paul Bley, Pharoah Sanders, Anthony Braxton, Cecil Taylor, Albert Ayler...

[@JacobPadlock]

@@5crewyouy0uT00B Naked City or anything John Zorn adjacent.

[@YouCanCallMeXoe]

Frantic, intense jazz at it's best, no doubt~

[@artbuckle2836]

I love this song so much, it's crazy how different his early stuff is but it all carries the same strong message

[@josh64128]

Yeah its great to hear snippets of later Scatman in this!

[@elziolima6918]

It remember me SOAD

[@bobsbrain397]

RIP John Larkin, one of the most inspiring musicians that ever lived.

[@FokkerTISM]

This has a vaguely Uz Jsme Doma-ish vibe to it. Great work.

[@Paprika_Blues]

0:21 anyone else hear: "step on the bee. step on the bee! STEP ON THE BEE! STEP ON THE BEE!! STEPONTHEBEEBEBEELEEBEDLBEBLEBELBEEEE"

[@charlyvitalspark6224]

I hear "stabbing the bee, stabbing the bee, stabbing the bee debeedebedebeedebeedebeedebeede"

[@gaugebessert7617]

My dog stepped on a bee Step on a bee Step on a bee

[@rotomfan63]

This is your brain on pre Scatman John, any questions?

[@GreathMusic]

Absolutely patrician

[@uhohjonah]

Can anyone recommend me some similar jazz to this?

[@DJBassBoomBottom]

Sun Ra, John Coltrane, and The Seatbelts.

[@roseshipley9855]

Tom Waits for the vocals, Bill Evans, Charles Mingus, Sun Ra, art blakey, or John Coltrane for the ridiculous solos

[@BF-cu1hu]

Song X by Pat Metheny & Ornette Coleman

[@tdelso]

Fulano

[@BleedingEdgeOfProgress]

Bobby McFerrin, Al Jarreau, Jon Hendricks.... Tom Waits is not jazz but you'll probably like him too.

[@guycoolSpore2]

you are 7 now happy birthday

[@paulpapadopoulosZ570]

Wooow it's so good epic 😎🙏✌️

[@kentkirkpatrick7953]

Everybody studders one way or the other, so check out my message to you.

[@gregkiepal7682]

This song hurts my head, in a good way

[@sydzappa5082]

Does somebody know where to find this album

[@Josue-xp8nj]

ESTO ES ARTE MUCHACHOS

[@hardnewstakenharder]

Que bueno es encontrar otro hispanohablante que sepa valorar buena música.

[@kevinsiebert8406]

yes man see you in scatland :D

[@giuseppePutton]

best song ever

[@skitlus335]

If Slayer played jazz. This is amazing

[@bjc455]

In loving memory of Scatman John...also the forefather of metal jaaaaaaazzzzzz! Nothing short of amazing! Appreciate deeply you have posted this. Thank you!!

[@1986emix]

jaja I thought exactly the same, sounds like a precursor of system of a down

[@heelstevenmaggle5615]

@@1986emix But unlike System Of A Down, this is actually good.

[@RumpagingAlephant]

I LOVE SCATMAN! RIP see you in Scatland

[@thegardenranger]

But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire.

[@andretahu1296]

This is real jazz

[@mnrz3972]

Como dice joe cuba: madness Killer piano

[@Turbonicz]

For the record, it's not plural. Not important though, lol.

[@B3Band]

It's plural in the lyrics though

[@tk5329]

YO JOE FARRELL TEARS THIS UP

[@AehabCries]

STEP ON A BEE STEP ON A BEE STEP ON A BEEEEE

[@teo_heel]

You know what? That's a great way to describe that scat at the beginning.

[@dtol7957]

Yeah, I listen to Metal.

[@dmitryivanov9530]

HardBop- ScatBop

[@COTTESITO]

you should take away , from the title " ( Scatman John )"

[@josh64128]

Why? I know at this point he was not known as Scatman John but it’s what he’s most famous for

[@roachdoggjr111]

Thank you, Todd in the Shadows

[@y2k.channel]

god

[@MrRobotPrime]

lol, awesome o.o

[@martin68412]

Mr,John Larkin is a unnormally Guy but a great on his Instruments!!!