Mission of Burma - Live @ Bradford Hotel Ballroom (Afternoon Set), Boston, MA 3/12/1983

[@thehardcorepunkarchive]

Mission of Burma are a Post-Punk/Alternative Rock band from Boston, Massachusetts. This video is ripped directly from my copy of the live DVD included with the Vs. 2008 album vinyl reissue. This video was directed and produced by Paul Rachman (American Hardcore) at what was supposed to be one of MOB's final shows. I believe the Hardcore band Negative FX also played this show (Which is why there are lots of Hardcore kids in this footage), during which a riot broke out. It was their last show also. Two sets were recorded: An afternoon set (this) and an evening one. I will remove this video at the request of any of the members of MOB, Rachman or anyone at Matador and/or Ace of Hearts Records. I wholeheartedly support MOB and encourage every single person who watches this does so also. 0:00 Intro 0:39 The Balled of Johnny Burma 3:00 Red 7:23 Dirt 10:38 Forget 13:43 Secrets 17:31 Academy Fight Song 21:05 Trem Two 25:15 Sing-A-Long 29:16 That's How I Escaped My Certain Fate 31:39 Weatherbox 34:58 That's When I Reach For My Revolver 39:15 Learn How 42:57 OK/No Way 47:00 Encore: Fun World 51:40 Encore: All World Cowboy Romance

[@mrt77wv]

Clint's bass tone is absolutely godly!

[@stymiecollins7357]

These guys stayed at my house for a gig in Charlotte, NC back around this time - I was 12/13 yo - left me with an LP - always fascinated with the guys - great to see this live footage - and, super nice dudes.

[@janelane4170]

wow, what year was this?

[@thomasmills339]

Lie

[@michaelgraham9774]

​@@thomasmills339Not everybody's life is boring as shit

[@opiateslope]

Love how the audience come on stage to interact with the music and each other but never mess with the band's playing.

[@KeredYo]

My high school pals and I were at that show. Mind-blowing energy. Positive yet crazy and unhinged. We made our own cassette bootleg. Haw! Roger rules.

[@robertmacleod4058]

YES! One of the most epic hows I've ever seen. The slam dancing crew were ferocious.

[@loulouloulou2519]

I read that they recorded cleaner and mellower songs that they actually intended, so they played them rougher live. This is more chaotic and noisy than the recordings, I FUCKING LOVE IT!

[@johnshanahan3277]

I love the thought that the woman who keeps stage diving is someone's grandma by now... :-)

[@gustavmarie]

Godly band. Even their reunion records are amazing. Which is unprecedented.

[@danielryan9076]

This show I broke my collar bone and didn't realize until I tried rolling over in bed. Motorhead @ the channel before shipping out to bootcamp!! Taang record's is a volume of greatness!

[@gregf.4814]

The mighty Burma! I used to play the hell out of ‘The Horrible Truth About Burma’ back in the day. Never got to see them play live, even when they reunited. One of the best bands of the ‘80s or any era. Thanks for posting this!

[@tamaraclaire1842]

So happy I got to see them play live.

[@brendonla]

Thank you for posting this! Through three moves during the pandemic I managed to lose my DVD that was included in Matador Record's re-release of "The Horrible Truth About Mission of Burma" on vinyl that I got a few years back. Low and behold the time machine that is KZbin has it! Thank you redux!

[@valeriehunting6669]

I have just been reading the book Our band could change your life and there is a chapter on these guys. I'd heard of them, but obviously only gave a track or two a listening in passing but reading the book led me to listen to the early albums which made me realize that my younger self made an error. THIS FOOTAGE tho, omg. Captures the spirit of what I read and the times. Loving it.

[@beebop333]

Great book about a great time in music.lots of awesome bands are covered!

[@gwenquesseveur1232]

amazing document... When they play "....Revolver" Génial !!!

[@SoundwormBite]

Damn that bass is hitting hard !

[@cpkuhnen]

Thanks for sharing. Bought the Vinyl in 1985 or 1986 mostly because there was a Pere Ubu cover (a band that covered Ubu couldn' be bad) and I didn't know until reading "Our band could be your life" (which I really recommend) that there is footage of these shows.

[@porfondorosso5092]

Жемчужина восьмидесятых, чуть ли не каждый день слушаю их Weatherbox. Настоящее искусство. Если бы больше такого слушали, мир стал бы лучше.

[@nongrataaz]

That bass tone! If anyone knows Conley, can you please ask him about his signal path and the EQing of his amp. He is absolutely pounding those strings and his signal holds together as if he's playing through 5 preamp pedals.

[@emoedison]

Jazz, SVT, every bit of intensity he had, cigarette.

[@monzadh]

I saw them on May 8 1982 at the Paradise Rock Club in Boston. Paid fkn $4.50 fkn .... Still have the ticket stub. Epic..

[@ColeWheeler4Lyfe]

4:42 ❤ Then the tape loops kick in

[@bobparker8294]

Saw them at the Underground, spring 1981. Saw them many times afterwards, but that show will always be a standout for me.

[@dogcowrph]

Thanks for posting. I only saw them once at the Rat (Kenmore Square). Everyone was pretty drunk back in the eighties... At least I was.

[@danielryan9076]

We probably "bumped" into each other. Wolf man talking through his throat just primed me for what was waiting inside!!

[@samriley8765]

@@danielryan9076 heard about that guy on marc maron’s podcast lol. according to steve albini, he used to just not pay bands a lot

[@pellelindbergh4455]

thanks for loading !this great not many videos of the band in their prime

[@aaronjschaefer]

Great video of one of the most important bands ever. Thanks for posting!

[@Ódraoi]

17:10 “thank you Paul McCartney is dead thank you” lmao

[@obiecostamesa]

Many a good show at The Bradford. Swanky joint compared to The Channel. But the floor didn’t sway when the crowd got going...lol. Boston was on fire in those days.

[@mattmacneil3424]

damn what a show!! wish Id been alive for this

[@seijikitano696]

The birth of Nirvana... MOB is infinite. MOB is legion.

[@whitneymacdonald4396]

Couldn't stop watching. Great show. Thanks so much for the post! What a band.

[@luciano.3347]

Este video es simplemente hermoso.

[@marcjoseph1214]

this is soooo amazing! what a band! what a killer show!

[@philipmacgovern7311]

I was at this show! Somewhere on stage right...

[@udomatthiasdrums5322]

still love it!

[@meesalikeu]

dangerous birds and negative fx also played these fantastic shows

[@bobparker8294]

21-645!

[@teethgrinder83]

Damn i could feel the Fun World Encore rippling through me and im just watching this on my phone in bed haha yeah those gigs must have been something else-sadly i was born in '83 and im from Scotland anyway so wouldn't have seen them even if I had been okd enough

[@TheRealUnknownMusician]

Arrived too late for Negative FX. Dangerous Birds also opened. No alcohol, all ages show. I was 19.

[@sayanpaul111]

Why are MOB such a wholesome band?? Roger Miller doesn't mind fans doing stage dives and smiles enough, Clint smokes a ciggy while playing fat basslines and I think Pete is backing Roger's vocals but he would have done that with ease if he were to lead. Such diverse effects on them songs make me go GAGA!!

[@DaveAnchovies]

Dont forget Swope and his tapes

[@chuckabbate5924]

Yeah the loops are epic.

[@matiasescarlon1864]

The beautiful truth about Mission of Burma.

[@marcostestandopedal7166]

5:25 what is this effect??? or pedal??? IS AWESOME

[@naskivik]

there was a person in the band who manipulated tape loops using the venues PA speaker so it's not a guitar

[@Meddled]

Martin Swope was the guy. He didn't come back for the band's reunion. He would record snippets during soundchecks then loop these, run the tapes at half or double speed or backwards etc. He wasn't onstage so these weird loops and textures seem to fade in from nowhere.

[@spensert4933]

MOB = the real deal

[@stephenwiederhold1372]

HOWABOUTTHOSEGUYS

[@blackpanda32]

where did you found this? , lovely , made my night

[@thehardcorepunkarchive]

I ripped this from the DVD that came with my copy of Vs

[@jonathanhall8969]

Note the headphones! Does anyone recall the story that Tinitus required ending his guitar playing days prematurely?

[@binhaaa]

Who is the photographer at 44:34? It's so inspiring and amazing!

[@katchaya]

Her name is Karen. I just showed her she is famous. Ty!

[@chrisknight3734]

Is that the same person known as Burma Kitty? I remember her from a MoB fansite back in the early 00s

[@binhaaa]

@@katchaya nice! hahaha :) Does she have the photos of that day? Or others concerts and bands from that time? I don't know, posted on a website or profile? I would love to see (I'm also a photographer)

[@justaguy1451]

Very cute.

[@justaguy1451]

@@katchaya Are you related?

[@mikefromusa6902]

Saw these guys a few times in the 2000s . Amazing energy even then. It’s a shame they were gone for so long. Roger’s tinnitus could have been treated with modern methods.

[@RalphLindsen]

no, tinnitus is still untreatable. but as a sufferer i'm gladly corrected on this

[@beebop333]

I also have tinnitus sorry folks no cure.

[@danielryan9076]

Anyone know how I can find any chain link fence, or scruffy the cat?

[@jaecrowther]

Negative fx might makes right the riot starts

[@ceb2738]

Red is fucking awesome

[@matthewvaneyk4713]

Is that Spring from SSD 46 minutes in?

[@markronan4259]

Is that Jake Phelps on stage??

[@marcfasten3895]

I waz dare!!!

[@thenewdumb]

Was Swope at this show ? Did he play 100% of the gigs or just on records?

[@thehardcorepunkarchive]

Swope contributed to all their gigs, just not on stage - I think in a live setting he played more of a soundman role

[@thenewdumb]

@@thehardcorepunkarchive right on. I just noticed the tape loop vox part at the end of secrets *is* there, just maybe mixed down a bit. Checks out!

[@Meddled]

There is a looping drum/noise thing in the middle of Secrets as well.

[@TheRealUnknownMusician]

He was definitely there. I remember going toward the back of the ballroom to watch him do his thing.

[@chrisvillar7866]

I see Red every time i hear red. next song to write i t+hink+...