Killing Joke - 1983.12.16 - The Tube

00:14 Dominator
03:39 Eighties
06:30 Frenzy

[@nmacog]

RIP Geordie - thank you for the music x

[@chrisnewcastle61]

Geordie at his sublime best, coolness personified. RIP, fella. What a sad loss.

[@brianfarrell3987]

Geordie's guitar playing is mental. Such a big fucking sound.

[@paulrishworthhunter5715]

Frenzy, the greatest live TV performance that I have ever seen or will in my humble lifetime. Geordie Walker, sublime genius, raven, kickass bass, and the demonic hob goblin upfront. Note to all the so called rock bands masquerading in 2022 you haven't a clue.

[@ianhawdon3680]

Too bloody right

[@liverpoolscottish6430]

100% This made such an impression on me. I recall playing it over and over via the Betamax video! lol

[@davebest2001]

I agree totally. The most intense performance I've seem since Ian Curtis

[@TheMarkie1966]

RIP Geordie

[@Eclecticwarrior1967]

I think the 1985 performance was better

[@MsS-667]

RIP Geordie. 💖

[@tonykichenside8443]

Killing joke where so far ahead of there time,great musicians.The guitar sound is on another planet for early 80,s

[@jakeskyler9037]

That version of ‘Dominator ‘ is so friggin good. The guitars sound amazing, Jaz has great vocals, and the electronic clap is so key. My kids just pulled out their toy instruments and started to jam along to it. Amazing.

[@ULYSSES-31]

Wish the whole album sounded liket his.

[@swat5395984]

For a lofi video from the 80s, yea they do. It kinda adds to the magic from that guitar

[@avelinosilvadias]

No way! rip Geordie 😢

[@robjones2408]

Saw KJ support Joy Division in February 1980. Youth was wearing an immaculate white suit, a cross between a fashion model and Sid Vicious. Both groups were superb. What a great night!

[@hedgehog1965uk]

Killing Joke AND Joy Division? Wow, two of my all time favourite bands.

[@isaactorres5908]

...you had to rub it in ..didn't you..😏

[@avelinosilvadias]

Still sounding cool 40 years later 🤜🤘🤛

[@gregkunst8199]

\m/

[@stephenwalker850]

Never ages

[@paulredding9844]

Same Year I saw them live in Southampton... Amazing!!!

[@Beelzebubbbbles]

R.I.P. Paul Raven. 12 years gone today. This was the first time I saw Paul on bass, having replaced the amazing Youth (who's now back in Killing Joke), and his style was so different. A lot more of a rock bassist than the funky Youth.

[@markbradley6602]

'Feckin nostalgia; to see killingjoke then was a total revelation; a band at the top of the game!'

[@tabeccaletford408]

When you read a list of rock's greatest frontmen chances are Jaz Coleman's name will not be mentioned but it should be, he is fucking amazing. This performance of Frenzy is incredible

[@hedgehog1965uk]

Jaz Coleman and Jello Biafra must be the two most insane front men ever and I seen them both live.

[@pabldi1927]

Lucky AF

[@stevestringer1371]

Best performance on The Tube by the Ultimate Killing Joke.Timeless.

[@liverpoolscottish6430]

I vividly recall watching this performance on, 'The Tube.' I was 13 and this completely blew me away. That bassline is epic. There is so much energy and power going on here. Outstanding. If armoured divisions produced music, this would be it!

[@jaf69uk]

same here, i would have been 14 though

[@gmansi]

"If armoured divisions produced music, this would be it!"

[@liverpoolscottish6430]

@@gmansi The baseline is like an artillery barrage!

[@gmansi]

@@liverpoolscottish6430 🤣🤣🤣 yes! It was taken or heavily inspired from Thin Lizzy - Holy War (Regal Theatre, Hitchin) kzbin.info/www/bejne/q37Pg4x5gth8rKs

[@pandmscarrott4212]

Me too! Remember it vividly and the excitement at school with them being on The Tube. Bought the 12” RIP Geordie

[@TimGuitarcouk]

Geordie’s guitar sound was massive back in those days.

[@remnantsofasoundblast]

Jimmy Page thought so as well

[@alanbbrady8196]

A picnic for your ears. A joy for your soul. The Killing Joke, spiral rock and roll.

[@AlanProc]

Probably the best 9 and a half minutes that the tube ever played

[@es-jb4vj]

Cramps

[@es-jb4vj]

Iggy

[@thegloriousmoodman2152]

Best 9 minutes and 45 seconds of television ever.

[@ScanMan1967]

Jaz has got to be one of the most intense singers out there. Killing Joke blew my mind when I first heard them in the early 80s.

[@ivorbiggun710]

I remember watching this live on TV on a Friday night in 1983 before hitting the pub. This live version is better than the studio versions in my opinion.

[@stevestringer1371]

Thinking of you Geordie.God Bless.

[@mtd3369]

This was that short-lived mid-80s Killing Joke lineup that featured Brian Johnson on bass (on loan from AC/DC) and Wayne Gretzky on guitar (on loan from the Edmonton Oilers). A+

[@deezusgrist2539]

Nah you're thinking of Outside The Gate which was a few years later, you can clearly see Raven and Big Paul here

[@JDsmiffy1]

Fantastic - I saw them live at Trafalgar Square CND rally in 1980 and then a couple of years ago. Same manic energy then as now, superb! One of the best live bands that I have ever seen.

[@vincentthorpe5193]

I was at the CND gig. Remember it till this day....though can't remember what I did this morning!

[@JDsmiffy1]

@@vincentthorpe5193 The police stormed the stage and tried to stop them playing and the crowd held them back!🙂

[@yahoodlums]

This was the moment I discovered KJ. That sound! Still blows me away.

[@sirmarcusphipps7288]

Yep me too, been a lifelong fan ever since ❤️

[@manskullman6509]

Killin’ Joke was a real great band - unforgottable ! Jon Fisher

[@deerpathsofyourforest]

These guys are so good, smart, primal and unique

[@SoundsofDecay]

So much gear porn in this vid. OBX, a Wal bass, and THAT guitar.

[@tyronemckenna2541]

KJ is poetry - you can see them all playing with the spirits here captured in time. They are artists.

[@allisonmcandrew915]

Can’t believe I’ll finally see these with billy idol in 2 wks!

[@ianhawdon3680]

Totally agree

[@thehum1000]

Greatest uk punk band in their early days, class

[@khorrumg]

The rendition of Eighties has to be one of the finest live performances from TV period....the rockabilly riff on the Gretsch...Raven's Bass (RIP)....Big Paul's drums...what happened to music??????....Geordie with his James Dean Quiff....fuckin the dogs bollocks...the way he looks back at Jaz...playing the riff....Post Punk at it's best

[@samuelxavier2473]

Not a Gretsch. Geordie plays a Gibson ES295

[@masterofallhesurveys]

Kboy Their rendition of 'Eighties' on The Tube was a massive pivotal moment for me as a 13 year old. Still holds tremendous emotional resonance. I agree with you as a point of pure TV music perfection. Cheers mate.

[@Monsieurbungle]

There are no risk takers in music anymore.

[@Monsieurbungle]

@@vvessel_ Tell me

[@delhidelirium9091]

@@Monsieurbungle Go tell that to Bob Krlic , Burial , Rashad (RIP) and many others ... music has and always been consistentely ´good`. Listen to ´excavation` by The Haxan Cloak on headphones and tell me that is not some of the darkest , most creative shite ever .

[@johnhyatt9408]

This is ridiculously cool

[@marcussaint8247]

Raja! I Fully agree with you. Killing Joke came from another age where individuality and creativity and creating your OWN record label was energised by SELF BELIEF. It all seemed to go down hill once the X Factor and Simon Cowe and other Millionaire Controllers of the musuc scene started interfering with UK music scene. ALL they seem to be interested in is singers with perfect voices to sing Eurovision contest type songs now. Sad really.

[@tonemc6047]

That bass line

[@dave13dc]

The Tube always congratulated themselves because they had George Michael or Tina Turner on but REALLY we watched it for this type of artist being on earlier in the show. Turn it off for the ultra mainstream headline tossers. Saw Killing Joke in Nottingham last Friday and they’re as good if not better than this. Fucking awesome band.

[@williamsterben]

Saw them in Glasgow a couple of weeks ago and they've still got it. Feckin magnificent!

[@AlanProc]

Great footage really clear I remember taping this back in 83 on an old Betamax recorder

[@mezykin]

somehow i'd prefer a betamax quality audio recording of this song as opposed to an 4K UHD video

[@romanval69]

When you look up "Post Punk" in the dictionary, this should be the primary example..

[@Albrecht777]

This rendition of "Frenzy" is amazing - and fittingly frenetic!

[@TheYomanda]

Excellent!!!! Great Guitar, Bass, Drums, Vocals! It doesnt get better than this live! 2018 and still loving Killing Joke!

[@bhuvidya]

just mindblowingly good...

[@anthonydeary9476]

R.I.P My old friend Paul Raven.

[@geoffreywilson-harrington4014]

no guitar ever sounded or will sound like that

[@TateHemlock1]

That was freaking amazing.

[@MrAero164]

Dominator blows the studio version out of the water!

[@neilshaw7310]

Remember this so well I'm sure they played Newcastle riverside gig same evening or next day even Spotted myself in the crowd some great gigs & memories from them early years

[@javierl994]

6:26 ¡FRENZY!

[@rajarahman2655]

What happened to music? Record Company Executives looking out for PRETTY PEOPLE they can control and manipulate into a sellable product. As for CREATIVITY, INDIVIDUALITY, PURPOSE, well, that’s gone out of the window. That’s what happened music. Real musicians, bands, will exist. New bands will create a following on an underground level and people will buy tickets to see them live. For now, auto tune, lipsinking/ miming, looking pretty on photo shoot and on stage is the norm. Where’s the next generation of metal, punk, new wave bands? We shall wait.

[@fizzywack]

Completely agree with you Anthony. It's a terrible state of affairs for today's youth.

[@nicktaylor5264]

Not true - record companies sell what sells... if they don't someone else will. The truth is, people still are making music similar to this, but people ain't buying it. The whole of human musical output has gone in a million different directions, so there aren't big genres that people coalesce around - although there are movements. The only degree of "control" that is going on is spotify (etc) algorithms that try to predict what will be popular, then promote on the basis of that. The bottom line though is that "taste" is coming from the audience, not the companies. Even TV (which I have been boycotting for over 7 years now) is driven largely by demand. Absolute shite "talent quest" shows are on TV not because they're forced down people's throats, but because people (apparently) cannot get enough of them. If I'm wrong - there's an epic money-making opportunity waiting for you. Either find or start a punk band, and do it yourself. You won't be alone though - because actually, quite a lot of other people are already doing it, but they ain't selling. My current fav is this : kzbin.info/www/bejne/i2jKk3mDjL-KotE

[@tonemc6047]

fizzywack .Just looked on your channel.Good stuff on there mate

[@tonemc6047]

Nick Taylor .Just watched your link.Good shout.Never heard of them but sound like they are keeping the punk spirit alive .

[@nicktaylor5264]

@@tonemc6047 I think they're absolutely brilliant... makes me feel a whole lot better about being something of a loose-unit myself :)

[@knobber666]

Many thanks for uploading this.

[@kevin775775]

savage and pure

[@damienhurts8863]

Super-intense, extraordinary and enduring band. On a pure appearance level, when younger, Jaz looked liked Ronnie O'Sullivan ( I have the photo to prove it!), and as he got older, Mel Gibson.Oh, what a mind-fuck. But his mind. Ah, his mind. A true deep thinker. They all were. And let's not forget this Joker face was decades before Christopher Nolan. The most underrated yet influential band. Listen to that guitar on Frenzy. Ever. So many bands "stole" from them. It's punk-funk, pop, new wave, all in one. Incredible vision.

[@libre-tad6283]

Fad Gadget got in 1st with the make up. I love them too but if they are so influential ie nirvana and metallica, why is music where it is? Apart from the internet&grohls big mouth you'd still be hard pushed to meet anyone who likes them or even heard them

[@shaungilmartin1505]

best vid of this gig

[@gartennelke]

Jaz Coleman, The Joker, The Killing Joke

[@hedgehog1965uk]

They recently released not one, but TWO live albums from their 40th anniversary tour in 2018. Both great!

[@nobbytart27]

Grew up in the punk era and nothing for me compared to KJ, lying in my bedroom listening to them in the dark virtually in a trance, Geordie Walkers sound was absolutely unique and instantly recognisable, that Gibson ES with effects just incredible, what a band, sad to think those Burman amps and that ES are now silent.

[@damienhurts8863]

Super-intense and extraordinary band. On a pure appearance level, when younge,r Jaz looked liked Ronnie O'Sullivan ( I have the photo to prove it!), and as he got older, Mel Gibson. But his mind. Ah, his mind. A true deep thinker. And let's not forget this Joker face was decades before Christopher fucking Nolan. The most underrated and influential band. Ever.

[@keithbornzin8888]

BEST SHOW in Portland,Or.Else LAST Summer! ACTUALLY, now in my TOP 5 EVER! CATHARTIC 💩! TRULY emotional/Spiritual witnessing their Majikal Ritual in force LIVE! Craving to see them since '79-'80 as a Youth. Missing Paul Raven much(R.I.P.) & Jaz has THEE BESTEST Vocals on the Planet! 🖤💀🤣👍😎🤘

[@michaelwilson2340]

IT'S TIME TO JAZZERSIZE WITH JAZ!!!

[@oiuslags]

Crying with laughter at that’s so funny

[@jazp1120]

ALWAYS LOVED KJ

[@ianjones4116]

Missed this , we were on the piss again 😂

[@michaelallison7487]

MOVE IN ON THEM

[@Mortizul]

That was really good! Thanks!

[@Nosferatu88]

I imagine the industry thinking, what the fuck is this? there is great satisfaction in doing it

[@rollacoastaride1937]

ace performance

[@CrimsonThorns]

🤘😎RAVEN KING😎🤘

[@michaelkennedy8692]

This rocks

[@PurpleRecords1972]

I remember seeing them performing Eighties on a tv show and thats how i purchased the single, never seen this performance before and im def going to check out their catolog... which album 1st tho - any suggestions?

[@kronossonork6994]

Excellent print. They'd never play anything like that today on TV today, the audience would simply burn the city down.

[@barbarella7028]

Nice...

[@InterpolArticle1]

Ha Ha Ha a-Ha.....frickin’ awesome

[@InterpolArticle1]

upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/da/KJoke_Ha.jpg Thanks for the compliment :)

[@nabobofthrob]

Mental, they don't make them like they used to

[@discharge29]

genius ,,,,,,,,,,,, that is all

[@scotznotslopped-empir-1555]

I used to take fat slugs of ket and watch old 80s tube performances, honestly used to feel like i was in the audience

[@nopants4259]

I pity todays twitteraddicsnowflakes. I used to watch this with my dad , i was 12 he was 36. Every week without fail we would have the choice of literally 4 channels..... 1 baby kids prog or 1 B grade soap opera , 1 random cricket/snooker/darts/antiques art show or THIS MFUCKING AMAZING BLAST !!

[@dynjarren8355]

Was this lead singer auditioning for KISS? That’s KISS makeup! And the guitar 🎸 player looks and sounds like Billy Duffy.

[@nasdkhan254]

Do yr homework

[@dynjarren8355]

@@nasdkhan254 Nah, I don’t care about Killing Joke.

[@vincentthorpe5193]

No and no.

[@chrisblack4977]

Punk wasn't dead then

[@celticwarrior1365]

With such energy as this why do the Joke need extra's ie keyboardists?

[@celticwarrior1365]

No disparagement to Reza Udhin!

[@vixstar46]

So Jaz can focus on his own performance apparently.

[@keithbornzin8888]

Fuller.

[@killingjoke6901]

What’s the name of the first song?

[@lev6739]

dominator.

[@nmacog]

83 KJ

[@blackferdinand2260]

Dominator is simultaneously the worst and best song ever

[@The.Last.Guitar.Hero.]

if only music could be this edgy now

[@machman11]

Geordie fresh back from filming Roadhouse?

[@eddycerb]

What a contrast, the adverts in this video featured men the same age but seem so emasculated and weak, what a difference, we have been worn away

[@HolyCrapUrUgly]

Didn't Nirvana steal riff from eighties for come as you are?

[@raymcallister1309]

Yes they did...

[@tgrevepost]

And Killing Joke stole it from The Damned

[@Bacchus1983]

@@tgrevepost Which song?

[@tgrevepost]

@@Bacchus1983 "Life goes on"

[@MD-ru5vs]

Yes I think Nirvana has listened to this song very well and later made a copy of it.

[@dischargesummary8794]

Presenter is a fuckwit

[@tomwilson8607]

they shit on crap like u2 and oasis ,, brilliant band....

[@lusty444]

I remember this night very well. It was a lovely warm midsummer’s evening and we were around my bedsit with a big chunk of black and the luscious Diane Parker stripped bollock naked and danced for us!

[@igolfjtweetler4097]

I they'd followed up Night Time with a similar or even better record they'd have become a global act imo. It just slipped away from them.