Psychobilly // Behind The Music

[@adrianbryan5941]

As a kid loved Eddie Cochran, Gene Vincent etc then Polecats Straycats etc...then aged 14 discovered The Guana Bats, The Meteors, King Kurt, Restless FUCK ME was I blown away OR WHAT!!! It was down to the Klub Foot most Saturdays with my hard earned paper-round money with a little group of us psychobillys from Northampton....happy days indeed...VERY HAPPY MEMORIES...and the bruises from the wrecking!!! Badges of pride!!!!

[@paulhadfield7909]

i found out about the meteors form the sun newspaper, they had a report about this geezer called leroy who was out of control, breaking the law etc.. and he listened to a psychobilly band called 'the meteors' so i went out and bought 'in heaven' fantastic album

[@markeddeckmusic7202]

Nigel always gets it right !! Mind you it’s all been done back in the 50s !

[@xeverettx2564]

By definition a rockabilly is a musician from the American south especially from Appalachia who played rock n roll with a heavy honky tonk influence. So outside of that region and if you weren’t a musician you can’t really be rockabilly. Maybe a greaser or a rock n roller, teddy, or hipster if you want to put a label on it. So really psychobilly is a crazy hillbilly rocker there again by definition ya have to be from the south. Which the ultimate Godfather of rockabilly is Johnny Cash from the Sun records years starting in 1955. He invented that sound taking a song that sounded like Hank Williams and adding the slapback tape echo and delay and adding super drippy reverb on fender amps using tele’s, Gretsch, and hollow body Gibsons. Also he used the term psychobilly in “one piece at a time” psychobilly Cadillac. Honestly though when it comes down to it Hank Williams sr. was the first real hillbilly musician to add electric guitars. Also along with Lefty Frizell, and Webb Pierce! So I guess what I’m getting at is how crazy it is that a very specific time, genre, and even one studio(Sun Records) started a phenomenon that became world wide and most people don’t even know the history, where, and how it came about. Even people who have spent their whole lives in the scene like collecting records, going to shows, and reading books and magazines. It’s super wild. Cool little documentary ya got here! Thanks for sharing how it got started in the UK!

[@gregfowler957]

I saw quite a few psycobillys bands back in the day the meteors cramps stingrays guana bats frenzy my freinds in a psycobilly band the lost souls 😁

[@sidflannigan8037]

I don't care what people say about psychobilly it was the best thing to happen in rock history sorry if your too closed minded to enjoy this genre then again i rather have this then drake or some lamestream top 40 bullshit

[@sagitariosolitario774]

@ Sid I'm Mexican born and raised in US enjoy Psychobilly music . Gorey Greetings . Stay Psycho.

[@ashotofmercury]

You call people closed minded then bitch about another artist and their genre. Pretty ignorant tbh - we all like different things! 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@rockabillyislife]

great vid bud, cheers for posting ;-)

[@psychobillynumbnuts1]

A lot of interviews with Nigel Lewis seems to say The Meteors got their style and psychobilly genre name from The Cramps

[@polm4547]

Good to see the termites showing off new farm chippy lol

[@sandrabecht4489]

Vielen Dank👍🇩🇪

[@SnowGiant.9]

Cheers Lads 🐺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺

[@rokn50s]

home grown rockabilly album was great !!!!!! nigels the man haha zorchmen,,,,,aaaaagggghhhhhh

[@adoneran]

5:55 is dude doing the interview in a bathroom?!

[@timhugo6099]

What song played in the beginning???????

[@virgiliorodriguezmac]

At 20:00, I did not know Jim Carey played in a psychobilly band.

[@TheDagdean]

top stuff

[@jrmetmoi]

The Cramps were the best psychobilly

[@mr.psychobillybrandon1715]

I mean I generally like them but I also find 'em overrated. They also largely shunned the Psychobilly label in a sense, sadly. And they also performed Garage Rock, regular Punk which is fine and Surf Rock/Neo Surf Rock and the like. I do like four of their tracks from soundtracks & such. Just bigger fans of them then me. I love stuff like The Creepshow, Rocket to the Crypt, Demented Are Go!, The Griswolds and Reverend Horton Heat and others more then them is all. The Cramps imagery and the late/great lead singer (RIP Lux) were fine. Just didn't like every track from 'em is all.

[@BrandonPrive1432]

yep best band ever!!

[@jeffmurray6219]

Psychabilly

[@danlay4819]

HE SAID APE SHIT :O

[@lowerclassbrats77]

Dan Lay A phrase I use daily.

[@nickmail7604]

Psychobilly was invented by the Cramps, quite literally. Lux Interior, the lead singer with the Cramps was the first person to use the word "Psychobilly".

[@gangoffour6690]

Don’t forget Elvis Hitler 👍🏼

[@psychobillynumbnuts1]

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[@V8Deuce]

Psychobilly . Complete utter garbage ! Ya know what Psychobilly is? Punk Rock with a standup Bass !

[@pourquoippaass4284]

+frank livingston Not in the beginning (early 80's)

[@V8Deuce]

+pourquoi ppaass In the beginning , the middle, and even today. Pure garbage . Punk Rock with a standup Bass

[@mr.psychobillybrandon1715]

Honestly if people hate this genre of music then why even be here on a KZbin video about the origins of the musical genre? Click to another video if you find it "the dumbest shit ever" then! LOL

[@atomgodwinmusic]

Punk with stand up bass? You obviously don't understand Psychobilly's roots. Psychobilly bands and Punk bands are incredibly different... all the way down to music theory.

[@SwampDaddy7]

frank livingston Are you naturally stupid or did you have to practice? Psychobilly is NOT punk with a doghouse bass. Psychobilly owes more to 50s Rock N'Roll (Chuck Berry, Carl Perkins) than punk. Got the energy and the amps from Punk maybe but you're trying to call an apple an orange. I wish you all the best and hopefully you'll pass elementary school this time around.

[@GreasyRockabilly]

Wioow superb docmentry