I Just Found My High School PUNK BAND Demo! Check it Out!

In this episode I discuss what happened when I stumbled across my Punk Band Tapes from High School!
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[@stevewarren4813]

Imagine being able to listen to something you created when you were a teenage musician and not being horribly embarrassed by it.

[@fredwerza3478]

HA HA only about half a percent of all people in teen bands can admit that now

[@timothycormier3494]

Hahahahha that will never happen!!hahah I cringe every time I slip one of those old messed up tapes in and listen.

[@wadewalla1398]

I’m embarrassed by recordings I did six months ago.

[@rustyaxelrod]

I haven’t even summoned up the courage to dig them out and listen, lol. This kinda makes me want to. One of my band mates had a four track cassette machine (his folks had $$) and I think a lot of those tapes were recorded on that. Might be a problem… there may be some mix down two channel tapes mixed in though. I just gotta root around in the storage shed and find that big PopTart box. I saw it a couple years ago. 😂

[@hkguitar1984]

Ha ha ha, somewhere I have the audio from my Junior High School Talent Contest from 1976, we played the KISS song Black Diamond. Gosh I miss the 1970s.

[@speedfreakjive8843]

Rick you NEED to get these guys back in the studio for a Monroz reunion episode with modern production

[@Ripper13F1V]

this x 10

[@RobertoBZL]

I'd sign this petition

[@zagobelim]

We need this. Please!

[@AcidSh33tz]

that would be awesome

[@Typical.Anomaly]

PLEASE DO IT!!! Just giving this video and comment a 'like' aren't enough for me, so I'mma leave this comment! They made this around the time I was born in 1978. It's cool enough (even when it's cringe lol) to find some of my crappy recordings from the 1990's. Hearing this vicariously gives me that same feeling but actually better! I'm giddy!

[@tonyhall1945]

The world needs a Monroz reunion - How about a full studio session recreating these tracks?

[@kevintatagiba9281]

WE NEED THIS

[@andrewmartino9972]

Yes

[@khtnsuwdih]

With the leather jackets and sunglasses!!

[@maryvallas772]

YES!!!!

[@ancientwildness]

PLEASE

[@jondnz]

Considering it was recorded as a demo by high school kids in like the mid-late 70s, this actually sounds pretty well mixed

[@raggaeldestro8609]

It's official. Rick's been cool his entire life. This demo is really good.

[@brettanderson6490]

This is so badass. I am BEGGING for a Monroz reunion for a full release of these songs.

[@sinnerboy6009]

Omg suede and monroz collab????

[@toastbrot_junkie9037]

absolutely we need this released as demos, remastered and new-recorded

[@Tubes12AX7k]

And a tour.

[@Dickinabox]

Especially if they play in other keys than E

[@brianmanden]

@@Tubes12AX7k Yeah .. Monroz World Tour 2024 !

[@florisbackx1744]

45 years later and still referring to the band as 'the guys', now that's the best way to describe the magical bond of a teenage band ❤❤

[@Unibabble]

Hey Rick, this could be a pretty interesting idea for your channel - going to some of the great musicians that you've interviewed and asking them to bring in tapes of their first, or early bands. I bet it would be fun for them and so interesting to their fans. It could be pretty encouraging for beginning musicians too; to hear that their heroes started out as beginners, just like everyone else...

[@KabouterRPG]

This is the best idea ever

[@charlottechapman3197]

Oh awesome idea

[@P-Dub206]

God, even Rick's High School PUNK band were good musicians. Nicely done sir!

[@fredwerza3478]

There was something in the water in Fairport back then --- all his friends were decent musicians

[@patbreacadh]

Exactly! This is quality punk rock, at High School level... Not something you hear every day! It's amazing.

[@mouldypretzel]

It blows my mind to think about all the great music that was made a long time ago, just sitting in a box of old tapes in someone's house that most people will never hear. This is really great Rick

[@mikeygoda]

I suspect pretty much a lot of the indie rock that came out the 2000s probably was already done in the 70s and just wasn't recorded.

[@geraldhartley]

Rick played in a PUNK BAND?? This is the best news I've heard all day! LOL 😀

[@thefountainhead6175]

👍 45 yrs ago...

[@theDyingArts]

Que the MONROZ band tees...

[@MartinMCade]

That solo! Total 70's.

[@hansspiele676]

hahaha thought the same thing

[@rksnj6797]

@@theDyingArts I'd buy one!

[@MaximilliaN-]

YOU GUYS GOTTA GET IN THE STUDIO AND MAKE THIS AN ALBUM

[@adzard-wd1pj]

This is actually some solid punk rock. Love it, Rick

[@alessandroarcuri209]

Definitely! Raw and somewhat angular. It's like a weird lovechild between Mötörhead and Talking Heads!

[@esanch4918]

@alessandro arcuri. It almost sounds like a “lost” Dictators track. The lo fi treatment makes it sound even better!

[@theverseshed]

Absolutely - pure punk but also melodic and complex . . . not an easy thing to accomplish.

[@this-is-slammin-549]

I like it! Maybe it’s time to get the band back together and on the road. The world needs punk rock.

[@this-is-slammin-549]

This sounds similar to half my record collection as a 8th grade me. Fun stuff. Thank for sharing that.

[@WouldbeRenaissanceLady6926]

Oh and yes! I remember it well, really exciting time! There I was in my plastic dresses and fishnet stockings. 😅 🤣

[@orwellsgoatatemyradishes4358]

Not only that,Rick needs to do more coverage on the punk era,it's very much in short supply,if not down right nonexistent, when you trawl through his back catalogue.For example I'd like to see him do an appreciation on The Clash,now that would be f*cking cool!

[@sirfizz6518]

Lol imagine a punk answer to Blues Brothers...if the right people work on it, that would be awesome. Plus, Belushi was a punk and deserves a good salute...

[@RLB52]

Get the band back together and head to the Palace Hotel ballroom.

[@drew9539]

It's time for a monroz reunion show. It would be awesome seeing you guys play these songs again.

[@tbonemaloneknowsitall]

The pure joy on Rick's face listening to these old tunes is awesome!

[@NorthsideJonnyBeato]

Amazing! Loved that band! Major moxie! Fun Fact - drummer for The Monroz switched to bass way back and I have played in the same band w him for the last 20 years! Yea Davey!

[@robotunes]

Were you too young/old to join the Monroz? Were you in your own band back then?

[@NorthsideJonnyBeato]

@@robotunes I was still a zygote actually!

[@perpetualbystander4516]

@@NorthsideJonnyBeato How are you related to Rick?

[@robotunes]

@@NorthsideJonnyBeato Ah, so you didn't know how to play yet!

[@TheYrthenarc]

Man, those demos sound better than a bunch of the punk albums I grew up with.

[@MisterBoy316]

Well a lot of punk bands thought learning to play instruments was pretty conformist 😜

[@EricGranata]

@@MisterBoy316remember when everybody was anti everything?

[@MisterBoy316]

@@EricGranata isn't that where we are now?

[@willieluncheonette5843]

Mike--could you name of those punk albums that don't sound so good?

[@fredwerza3478]

You could go to CBGB's in the late 70's and hear a lot bands shittier than Rick's punk band LOL

[@saltcreekammo]

Those songs are bangers!... Need to get the guys back together and do a little live performance of those songs. This is what the internet was made for.

[@davidmfass]

Based on this demo, I think you have a really bright future in music. Go for it!

[@smarmar400]

Agreed. I think this Rick guy might have something special. I look forward to seeing if he makes something of himself.

[@IRgEEK]

Rock On Frylock!

[@smarmar400]

@@IRgEEK Rock on Chicago. Wheaties, the breakfast of champions.

[@jaypeterson7637]

When I listen to my old music stuff from 40-50 years ago, I marvel at the energy/enthusiasm we all had!

[@alexandershugayev]

same :) plus how on earth did I compose that knowing almost nothing about music theory :))))

[@joeywho534]

We were different people then. 😂

[@MisterBoy316]

All balls no brains, to crudely paraphrase Stephen King. Raw untrained energy is so powerful and so hard to recreate as you get more polished and proficient.

[@fredwerza3478]

I remember biking up and down my neighborhood in the late 70's in the summer and I'd see three or four garage bands just jammin' in the driveway --- miss those days!

[@peanutbutterisfu]

I listen to stuff I did 10 years ago and I can’t believe I played that fast. Back then I was always trying to play faster and never thought I was getting any better probably because it’s a slow process but looking back now I’m impressed at how good I was for how short of a time I had been playing at the time. I wasn’t a fast shredding player but my rhythms were very riffy and very fast. I was also in a punk band well pop punk but one of my favorite players was James Hetfield so my right hand back then was very fast at down picking lol. The last lead guitarist in that band actually was my guitar teacher I had for about 6 months he was a younger guy he was the same age as me but a pro level player, graduated at Atlanta musician institute top of his class in jazz guitar, when we were in the studio I broke a finger the night before we started tracking rhythm guitars so he did a rhythm track and he said man ur music is not complex they are technically each but fuck u play everything so fast lol. I ended up re doing the guitars he did because I play a lot more aggressive and the one song had a bunch of palm muting and notes mixed into it and when he played it he did play it absolutely perfect in 2 takes but he can’t down pick fast he did alt picking so it almost sounded like a computer did it because it was so perfect, It like was phasing because he played both left and right tracks so perfect they sounded thin so I played it all down picked and it was a much fatter sound

[@kathym6603]

Your joy is palpable Rick. A philosopher once said “The greatest joy there is in life is creating." Thank you for sharing the joy!

[@sybo59]

Which philosopher?

[@AdonisMediaProductions]

@@sybo59 i would also like to know

[@countedcrowzero]

@@sybo59 literally l. ron hubbard hahaha. "A philosopher" is kind of a stretch but hey, he's not wrong

[@sybo59]

@@countedcrowzero Shh! Xenu is watching!

[@PsychomantisMusic]

There is something so romantic about punk, that no other music really has. The mutiny, the imperfection, the honesty... Only a few can make it their life, for everybody else it's just a phase. But it's also the reason why punk will never ever die.

[@Bacopa68]

Everyone is on the edge of Punk when they first start out. Sometimes we understand that the "phase" needs to become a thing.

[@fredwerza3478]

Anyone who lived in the 70's can easily see why punk became popular --- when the radio was dominated by fluffy stuff by the Carpenters and Osmonds, well how do all the angry teen boys vent their sexual frustrations?

[@estebanb7166]

@ippos_khloros cool story

[@joseanl]

I love that you went to the Buzzcocks or a polished Ramones route, being more melodic rather than just pure noise. Some people don't like it and say it's poppy and think the like raw distorted noisy punk is the way, but if it arose at the same time as the rest is as punk as anything can be

[@drpibisback7680]

Punky Power Pop rules. I love totally blown-to-bits lo-fi stuff (some of the old Japanese Hardcore bands sound downright experimental from monumentally poor production coupled with insane volume), but snappy tunes with those authentic teen vocals and crunchy guitars - just can't beat it.

[@rickh3714]

Undertones, SLF, The Clash, Devo and the Stranglers (amongst many others) were more accomplished musicians than many so called more commercial bands of the period. They just held back, simplified or rough edged their skills when appropriate and released them when necessary. Contrast.

[@Syklonus]

I hate the "melodic = pop" attitude. gatekeeping nonsense.

[@keanuwick8485]

@@Syklonus Guys who say that couldn't do melodic to save their life's thats why.

[@vexedpixels]

@@Syklonus especially when pop isn’t always that melodic

[@allen_p]

Rick Beato as a punker. This gets better and better. That second song is a blast. I love it.

[@fredwerza3478]

It was just a teen phase --- Rick eventually became an adult and focused on jazz and rock

[@DZobe-nz7dl]

@@fredwerza3478 booooo! That's the kiss of death and bs cause it's just a excuse to not writing songs. Like songwriting is juvenile but playing overly sterile jazz in a proficient manner is what real men play. Try. Writing one good song and then do it again and ask yourself which is left vase

[@resipsaloquitur854]

I love how animated Rick gets listening to music, and the looks on his face. Pure magic.

[@organicmechanic5150]

Every musician does this, people look at me odd on trains because I am moving my playing fingers when I listen to a track I know how to play on bass. Especially when there are 16th notes, it is almost like a exercise to keep the fingers strong.

[@resipsaloquitur854]

@@organicmechanic5150 "Some or many musicians do this....." Fixed it for you. I've been playing guitar since I was 14, and I don't do it.

[@I-am-duck]

The Monroz genuinely sounds like a group i would listen to. this stuff is great. please continue videos about your old band!!

[@franktraynor]

Those songs are awesome. I feel like this is just the beginning of this story. You should get the band together, record the songs again and do a live session or something. It’d be the best.

[@zonachoke]

I don't know who's smile is bigger, mine or Rick's. One of the biggest gifts a person can receive (whether by opening a scrapbook or being told a story, etc.) is a new or revived memory of a time, a place, and the people you were with. So much joy here.

[@felkikid]

This was not what I expected. As a more modern punk rocker, knowing you did punk in the 70's, this was faster and much tighter than I expected.

[@herbyverstink]

modern punk is trash and really just repurposed pop music with a slightly harder edge to it.

[@xuntdmc]

My God. This is amazing. Hell yeah, Rick!! I've obsessed over "lost" demos for what must be 1000s of bands out there we'll never get to hear. What a blessing it is that you found this gem!

[@TheRlhaugan]

Now I want a whole series where you through all the tapes in that box. Just to see what’s on them

[@VinsGN]

Maybe its just me but I think its time to get the guys back together for a jam of the three originals... now that would be "full circle" success for all!

[@skeeterman7144]

10 years ago, I found a tape from my 1970 band Devastation and shared it with the group members. And we had so much fun back then and it was great to catch up with all the guys. At age 65 two of us are still playing in bands. Our drummer went on to create KRK speakers and continues to make speakers under Klawitter Designs in LA.

[@NytronX]

Wow, he must have done well. KRK is owned by Gibson now. I am sitting in between two KRK monitors as we speak.

[@rockboy360]

That was a pretty metal name for 1970! what type of music you played?

[@skeeterman7144]

@@rockboy360 a lot of Grand Funk Railroad inspired music. We lived near their hometown in Detroit area.

[@sunsetautopub]

Yes Rick! I have always loved music but never played in a band. Your sessions reveal all the stuff mucians only know - recording, fooling around, brain storming, even technical stuff (chord progressions, mixing, etc) that I never was exposed to. And your interviews with some of the legends are inspiring. I'm 76, retired, and playing drums again by myself in my garage, and thank you for giving us so much of your wisdom and insights into the musical realm! Never made the big time but still dreaming!

[@iamthemusicman13]

My dear Rick, thank you every damn day for giving us this unbelievable content. I'm in the process of getting out of a really bad abusive relationship and your videos help me every day to clear my mind for a bit so i thoroughly and genuinely wanted to tell you, THANK YOU.

[@iamthemusicman13]

You are amazing at being a really great human being Rick. Thank you for showing the generations after what real men are made of and that music is so so important as you always have! I am in awe that's i never knew you were Brent's producer on the album with Lost in the crowd and stuff.. that album got me through so much and when you said how he made up on the spot the lyrics to your playing "should i offer up my hand, and lay the guilt on myself". Man that was a feeling i thought he did in a way but not a clue that it was the way you explained it. So unbelievably awesome. Your a freaking blessing to many of us that appreciate what you choose to do. I'm proud to pass on everything i keep learning from you to others even after being an acoustic player for over 25 years i finally may sign up for your theory course haha you are the best! (Believe me i really NEED your theory course haha, i never have been able to learn it right get but if never too late!)

[@mirrecords]

Please put it up on Spotify! Outstanding!! ❤ Reminded me of NYD, Stooges and Fear 🔥

[@prschuster]

Yes, Spotify. Do it!

[@daleanderson7629]

👍

[@ErikHenrichsen]

A punk band full teenage kids who could actually play their instruments well...bit of a unicorn back in the day. It would have been fun to see you guys play the DC scene back then.👍

[@gwpeoples]

TBF not sure they would have fit in with most of the "punk" scene back then. They're very polished and had a pop sensibility. I think they might have gotten farther in the 90s/Warped Tour era of pop punk but obviously they were ahead of that by like a decade.

[@ErikHenrichsen]

@@gwpeoples Punk was sort of a catch-all term that covered a lot ground musically. Punk with pop sensibilities existed before the 1990s. The buzzcocks come to mind.

[@rjames4497]

I dig the demo. That solo was straight shred. It’s so funny how stuff you wrote years ago comes back to you so fast. The same thing happens to me with songs I wrote in college.

[@ChainsGoldMask]

That sounds as good as any late 70's classic punk. You should release it.

[@ChainsGoldMask]

The people that care to scroll through comments agree 🤗

[@thomaswalthall998]

Nobody does videos like this guy. They are always enjoyable and informative. I mean, really informative.

[@violinmiata]

This was excellent! Please release this, get the band back together, holy crap!

[@aaronxoxo]

pleasseeeeeeee

[@pschiptunes64]

For some demo cassettes made by a high school band from the 70s… WOW, the music is amazing! The lo-fi quality and twists remind me of both R. Stevie Moore and Ariel Pink at the same time

[@noahliberman3247]

“All our songs were in E” - epic. Except the bass player played the last one in F. Your solo was worthy of Personality Crisis. Good stuff!!

[@atonofspiders]

I can't believe this exists, it's absolutely amazing! I also am impressed this exists on a physical tape, that's an unappreciated feat in and of itself

[@Sincopare]

This is inspiring me to dig into my 'old tapes' box and digitize my band recordings from the early 80s. Haven't played them in probably 25 years as well...

[@michaelplaysmusic]

Dude, put it on Spotify!!! With over three million subscribers the Monroz could be a hit!

[@Ben_Crido]

I dig this kind of stuff. First bands are where you learn to be fearless, take chances, dare to dream, don’t sweat the small stuff, overcome the obstacles and be a rebel!

[@simonhodgetts6530]

I digitised a jam tape myself and my best friends made 25 yrs ago, as a Christmas present this year. Sadly we lost our drummer to cancer last year, but I sent a copy to his parents who were unaware of how good he was on drums!

[@JMarme]

A band that I love called Mr. Bungle recently remade their original demo album made in their teens called "The Raging Wrath of The Easter Bunny Demo" , the original version was already pretty freakin cool but listening to it with all their years of mastery put into it just made it a great and fresh album for me. The Monroz's songs are already great and super catchy and I'd love to listen to these songs brought to their full potential

[@sonofnothing]

Yeah and it's one of the most badass hardcore albums ever

[@reggaerock]

Oh yeah, wasn't Mr. Bungle the front man for Faith No More?

[@sonofnothing]

@@reggaerock Mike Patton* front man for both bands, among many others. You should really consider a deep dive into his work. His range is beyond most. From, The Dillinger Escape Plan - Irony Is A Dead Scene, to Mr Bungle, to his solo work Corpse Flower, and the score for 1922. He can do anything.

[@reggaerock]

@sonofnothing he sings for Dillinger Escape Plan?! My guitarist is a huge fan of them so I've heard them plenty! Crazy

[@desiolle2874]

@@sonofnothing I've never been a huge fan but there was 4 bars of guitar on there that hurt my face. And I've been shitting twice as much since on account of the new one it tore me. The song could be called Erascist?

[@davidjorgensen877]

Finding a box like that is like striking gold. The memories that emerge are lost nuggets found! (And the Monroz sounded ridiculously tight - loved it!)

[@LukeBlase]

This was so much fun! I honestly thought that this was going to be a super embarrassing look at everything you did wrong, but the songs honestly hold up! You guys did a lot right and this is something that young Rick should be proud of, not embarrassed by. Well done, Monroz!

[@reprintranch]

I freakin' love this! A perfect balance of competence, musical smarts and "yeah, whatever" attitude. I'm still singing the chorus to "Run Away with Me."

[@efficiencygaming3494]

That tape was genuinely really good! You had me bobbing my head at those riffs. "Sweet Little Lady" is insanely catchy. Was that you singing the backing vocals in the chorus? I would cringe my head off if I came across something I made in my teen years, but I'm glad you're proud enough to share it, and I'm glad you did. The way your face changed at the "Rickie is a creep" lyric made my day 😂

[@euge1210]

Rick, with all due respect for all the work you've done along your musical career, I personally find this stuff to be your best!!!! Punk rock rules!!!

[@fernandotuna1]

Don't know what I enjoyed the most: A) You sharing the tape with us. B) The bass semi tuned (added some sort of character to the tune, scruffier) C) The expression of joy in your face. Definitely C. Remembering something is one thing, but listening is a whole another experience. Very glad you kept it, finally found it and shared it.

[@briancole1950]

Sounded great! Glad you were able to find and preserve this.

[@scottfielding6179]

I freakin love this Rick! My favorite memory as a young freshman in high school was doing the talent show with my metalhead friends doing an original song that I still can play to this day. There is a deep bank of permanent "things" that never goes away and watching you relive this is proof. Rock n roll!

[@adamkhan1480]

I’m 18 and have played drums and guitar for various bands since I was 14. I can wholeheartedly say that my father is my inspiration as he played drums for a alt rock/ metal band in college and taught me drums from an early age. I’ll never forget how sad it was when he tried to show me his old bands tape recordings and the tape got torn up and destroyed the only recordings had. I’m very glad you got to experience this throwback!

[@graciemurphy1]

It now resides in his memory forever

[@neilwilson5785]

Go for it my man. My only advice as an old punk is to go in hard. Play loud, and let your inner animal drive you. A lot of the early USA punk bands were a bit lame. In the UK we were much more aggressive and weird. Do that.

[@eugenb.8448]

This is vastly better than a lot of the bands I suffered through while growing up at various bars, etc in the 70s and 80s. I thoroughly enjoyed this!

[@marctheriault]

The sheer joy in your face as you remembered all the bits, fills and hooks was great to watch. Nothing like revisiting where you started to truly appreciate what you’ve become! 🥰

[@therealsokratis]

Everyone one of us can relate to the awesome nostalgia that comes with finding old recordings of an old band you were in, whether a demo, live recording, or even just fooling around in the rehearsal space. I think you got us all in the feels Rick! I for one would love to watch an episode of "Early Rick Masterpieces"!

[@PAULOCNEGRAO]

Rick, these are great songs. Remaster them and upload them to Spotify. Or, even better, get the guys back together for a new recording session.

[@RJ-sy4yh]

People don't like music like this anymore

[@zenon459]

@@RJ-sy4yh not at all true. People just have more diverse tastes now

[@RJ-sy4yh]

@@zenon459 I guess you speak for everyone lol

[@zenon459]

@@RJ-sy4yh most do, there's a reason why independent artists are rising to the top now. People don't just listen to pop radio, streaming is a thing now

[@nickyelovich3872]

@@RJ-sy4yhhow you gonna say “i guess you speak for everyone” sarcastically when you had literally just spoke for everyone

[@2Nu]

This is NOSTALGIA GOLD.. You Must get your bandmates together to discuss how this all came to be..

[@JS-TexanJeff]

@Rick, do this. would be a fun segment with the whole band reliving this time and recordings! Great stuff!

[@angermanagementstudios]

Also, I must add that this is A THOUSAND TIMES BETTER than any of the songs Rick has listened to on his Spotify top 10 vids!

[@DMSProduktions]

My FARTS sound better!

[@SeanSMST]

Production no, but actually as songs oh for sure

[@DMSProduktions]

@@SeanSMST Yeah the songs are GREAT! \m/

[@swanswanswanswanswanswanswan]

no it isnt

[@DMSProduktions]

@@swanswanswanswanswanswanswan Paid Spotify troll!

[@SnowWalker1]

Man, I gotta say that I woulda followed your punk, rock band around all over town. Wherever you guys played I would have been there dancing and screaming my head off 🤩🤩🤩

[@kenmylrea9587]

Congratulations on finding your tape. These are three recordings that you and your band mates should be very proud of. It has survived the test of time ... good songs, well played and produced and audible off of very old media!

[@geroscrittore537]

WTF?!? You nailed it!!!! The sound, the riffs... better than the 90% of today's charts!!!!!

[@angermanagementstudios]

I still have a regular listen to my first band’s demos from the early 90’s. I’m not embarrassed by it, it was an accurate reflection of being 14! And honestly I still think we were half decent!

[@2listening1]

Oh my gosh, I love it! I hope you captured it on digital!

[@duartereis521]

BANGER just do it, get the band together and record and release properly! This is a hit sir

[@thedude883]

I also played in, and sat in for, countless punk bands in the 80's and 90's. I've opened for the Dead Kennedys and the Circle Jerks, sat in for G.G. Allin during his earlier days to name a few. I see that glow when you popped in and started that tape. I can relate. There's that rebirth and recharge of energy when you hear your younger self kicking out raw nuclear powered punk. While I've also played in groups across many genres, it's always the punk which gets my adrenaline pumping the most.

[@mlmoreno75]

Just want to let you know, you always bring a smile to my face. I've love music my whole life. Picked up the guitar, finally, in my late thirties. Now I play chords and tinker when I get a chance, every now and then.

[@leandrochavannesproject7461]

Once again, what a pleasure to feel your love for your old good times, music and and friends. Keep on rockin' Rick !

[@exerciserelax8719]

That was great! Sounds like a slightly harder edge Cars or slightly less poppy Buzzcocks. Love the riffs. I could definitely imagine this band becoming a classic punk band with a few more years of playing.

[@eddiemachetti6862]

It blows my mind that a guy like Rick Beato with all his skill and talent plus connections to other virtuosos like him aren’t in a band now giving Rock C.P.R. He’s so good and cool. For those who think he’s too old well, only social media and corporate labels care about age and image. Ears only care about good rock. You rock Mr. Beato. 🤘🏽🔥

[@horstbaur7797]

Now wait a minnit! Dang it, Rick - why don't you guys record those songs again (I'm sure you can find a little ol' studio somewhere 😉) and get those gems out there into circulation! This is good stuff, man! Can we do a vote on this?

[@thefundamentals3623]

Don't bother re-recording it. Just release that demo!

[@horstbaur7797]

@@thefundamentals3623 Yeah!

[@gokulkrishna8136]

Rick, these songs are AMAZING! Please release them in an EP or something!🙏🙏

[@jirskyrjenkins1959]

First one really bangs. I like the hard stop at the end of the chorus, referring back to the opening riff - unexpected.

[@thunderingthelightning]

Still sounds better than whatʻs out today. Thank you Rick.

[@HumbleTrader001]

Funny but actually true, compared to what's in the current top 40.

[@thunderingthelightning]

@@HumbleTrader001 Prolly most that go back and find their old cassette recordings may also sound better, just wish there was a way to bring it back. Thank you for the comment.

[@valuedhumanoid6574]

Rick went from Punk to Bach. Rock to jazz and blues to metal. Not only can play it, but teach it as well. What a guy!

[@katskillz]

Punk Bach --- it could be a thing

[@ccelik97]

@@katskillz Bachintosh

[@davidjorgensen877]

How 'bout: "Punk is Bach ... and it's here to slay!"

[@valuedhumanoid6574]

@@davidjorgensen877 lol I love it!

[@DaP84]

Bach-tard Sons, neoclassical punk lol

[@valwit]

sounds awesome, and what a nice stereo effect. i wonder how many great songs are lost in time because no one published it and no youtube existed

[@isaiahmarquez9717]

That’s actually not bad! That first song is a banger! 🤙🏼 Get the guys on your channel! I’d love to hear from them! DO IT! DO IT!

[@MashaT22]

You guys should get together and record this stuff again to see what it would sound like all these years later! Love watching you enjoy this stuff from your youth - really captures the punk rock era! I also miss cassette tapes.

[@TheDownbeatruler]

Get the band back together for a performance live stream. That would be awesome

[@EverHappyDude]

THIS!! Rick!! THIS 👆👆👆👆

[@BlueTelevisionGames]

These songs are so great. I really love them.

[@gregp2119]

Your sense of joy related to music is infectious. Solid songs and production!

[@DadCanInJapan]

Hope you don't get a copyright strike on these songs. 🙂 (As someone who grew up listening to punk, these are really good.)

[@donaldmcrae7799]

These tapes are actually sick! I would totally listen to these unironically

[@LarryC-stratboy]

I freaking love this music. Bass player flat laid it down. Great drums. Awesome vocals. Punk-ass guitar like a boss. Get an EP/T-shirt package up… we’re already in queue.

[@OlafProt]

The band I was in when I was 17 (1989) in was called Unohoo (you know who.. see what we did there). We did a demo tape. We loved Pixies and Zodiac Mindwarp and Tone-Loc. I still reckon we could’ve had some modest and fun success as the indie scene in England then was fantastic until grunge / britpop came along and monetised and steamrollered the whole thing. Everyone’s gotta be in a band at some point! Good times/bad times 💥

[@Meditech509]

Like the Oneders?

[@dbullcutter]

It sounds pretty well, not only considering the fact that there were no DAWs etc. for households in the seventies. This tape is still rocking! 💪

[@Syklonus]

I have a bunch of old tape demos too, and it's such a buzz going back to listen to them all. It takes you right back in time to that era. You should get the guys together again and re-record these tracks.

[@davidedelgrosso9245]

Hi Rickie, your joy and laughter are so genuine and contagious that this video should be prescribed by therapists. I could simply not stop smiling with you all along the video. Thanks!

[@surferjohnny123]

I freakin' love this! I was big into punk and this brings back some awesome memories for me. Punk rules! Thank you for sharing Rick! It can not be overstated how finding something like this is truly priceless!

[@boblob2003]

Sounds great Rick! Find a new band of kids to record these and you'll have your next Gold Record! Just dug out my old recital tapes from 35 years ago at Berklee. Yikes! The exuberance was off the charts. It's amazing how our memories can smooth over a multitude of sins.

[@shorerocks]

'It's amazing how our memories can smooth over a multitude of sins' - Yep!

[@southsideronnie]

Not sins, that was style man😏!!

[@MagicPeaceLove]

You absolutely HAVE to put together a surprise reunion of the Monroz for a Rick Beato live show one day soon.

[@philiplemarchand]

The Monroz still hold up today. The run after the chorus into the intro again is killer.

[@aaronxoxo]

Amen to that

[@keith1585]

Fantastic! Such a tight band for a bunch of high-schoolers. Not bad sound quality either for a tape sitting around all these years. Just outstanding..

[@HeisenbergVintage]

What an amazing journey into the past of a legendary musician as yourself Rick Beato!!🤘🙏🙌🏻