THE MENTALLY ILL Gacy's Place / Starbeat Studios - FULL 1979 SESSION (8 Tracks)

[@jeffbrunswick5511]

0:00 - Gacy’s place 1:29 - Tumour boy 3:04 - Doggie Sex 5:05 - Not quite dead yet 6:52 - Padded cell 8:46 - Split crotch straight jacket 10:00 - All mixed up 11:45 - Stalag Thirteen

[@charlestruby5094]

I'm still trying to work it out. Was it the shows we went to or the pollution from the Chicago steel Mills that made us bat shit crazy and embarrassed the shit out of our kids?

[@cranklabexplosion-labcentr8245]

This is insane for 1979.

[@incautosperimentatore1914]

This is insane in anytime!

[@inmundo6927]

Mentally Ill to be precise

[@gayjustinbieber6225]

It's hard to believe this never cracked the top 40

[@AV9000x]

thirty days in the cooler thirty days in the cooler thirty days in the cooler

[@pornscars]

Damn right, what a crazy messed up world!

[@jlouis4407]

I can believe it

[@Nutz_Deez]

I'd be shocked if it broke the top 100. This shit is fucking awful

[@PinkyJujubean]

You'd think it would have. It was the height of the disco era and this fit right in with that.

[@deathmetaldouglas69]

Steve Albini sent me even though he is no longer alive. This is badass. Guitars sounding like mosquitos. Wild.

[@BGNOLA]

Him and Sotos really like the lyrics

[@bex--]

I’m here cause this is my fucking friend’s dad’s band lmao. Was not expecting to be told that when I started rocking out super hard.

[@deadbabiesinvomit]

What cool cunt for an old man hey! :)

[@mokeboat5540]

W

[@johndoeiii6103]

Are you serious???

[@LapierreInTheAir06]

Yuuuh

[@ziggyboogydude1]

@unknown enemy friend shows ep -> OP starts jamming -> "hey btw this is my dads band lol" smartassssssssssssssss

[@1stand406]

The drummer is actually fucking incredible

[@deathmetaldouglas69]

Not radically different from Alan Myers (RIP) in Devo at the time.

[@PinkyJujubean]

​@@deathmetaldouglas69for real. His drums have that same syncopated and hollow sound that AM does

[@adarksoulsnpc]

That guitar tone is fucking beautiful

[@redline2115]

Shin ei Companion fuzz.. maybe with a weak battery? Classic.

[@Noedig]

2:13 Accidentally stepped on the fuzz pedal.

[@williamolsen20]

It sounds like they went direct into the board through a fuzz. I could be wrong, but it is very dry sounding.

[@KurtSlotkowski-hj8jd]

Either that or it sounds like they borrowed an idea from Link Wray by taking a pencil and using it to poke through the speaker cone on their amplifier

[@custardgannet9827]

Got this pedal called a Harmonic Percolator. Crank the Harmonics on the pedal to 11 and the same with the treble on the amp. Off you pop,mentally ill tone for you tumor boys.

[@liamshanley_21]

they're using a Shin-Ei FY-2 Companion Fuzz, saw them a while back and talked to them about it

[@user-ellievator]

Noedig: It's funny how none of these fools have any idea what you're talking about, even though it's obvious as hell.

[@Punk93Metal]

I can see why Albini loves this record

[@transcribeded]

Sure. On the other hand, I can't see why anyone wouldn't love this record.

[@saraivatoledo1842]

@@transcribeded haha . Go tell that to Eddie Vedder or Axel Rose . Of course people like me , Buzz Osbourne , yourself for that matter , David Yow , Larry Lifeless ... all the " Sure ! " people .

[@jackrosende4676]

whhy does he actually?

[@Goyakahian1]

@@jackrosende4676 He has mentioned it in interviews due to it being first punk release to come out of Chicago and gives it praise for being one of the darkest, ugliest records ever made. He says you could play it for someone today and still offend the senses

[@cameronhathaway3667]

Damn I feel like this band was WAY ahead of it's time. The Mentally Ill and No Trend, still fuckin awesome to this day. Honestly if this was posted by Anti or Harakiri Diat it would fit right along with Lumpy and the Dumpers or the Coneheads and those types of bands

[@danielbarreto2401]

THIS

[@benoitbvg2888]

My 2 fav KZbin channels.... Both gone AWOL since covid :-((

[@t.n.3819]

No Trend are one of the greatest of all time... it's criminal how they're not more widely known.

[@cameronhathaway3667]

@@t.n.3819 lol goat is kind of a subjective term.They took everything about 80s hardcore and just kind of turned it on its fuckin head, after all the hardcore formula was getting a bit monotonous and for that sole reason I agree with you because No Trend kept it punk as fuck. Same with flipper, I'm pretty sure generic came out in 79?! That's fucking impressive as well. Anyway if you didn't know No Trend is now on Spotify with a bunch of live performances and demos and things so that's cool. Also, check out the 2020 demo from the band Sadie and the Wives. Imo its and extremely fresh and new sounding type of hardcore, and also noisy as shit. It's really good.

[@cameronhathaway3667]

@Coitus Handguns I agree with that bro especially the need for a nut thing haha. But I wouldn't let that take away from what they initially did because that shit was revoluyionary. Just a whole other level of not giving a fuck haha. Other than that you're right bro

[@kelechi_77]

Lol the band is called mentally ill and the label autistic records, these guys were definitely ahead of the curve for 1979.

[@maxreverb666]

that drummer is fucking amazing was he in any other bands too?

[@TheGoreand]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/d5eYfJ2dqJ11f5Y

[@jefrey5578]

I originally bought this from the record story that Al Jourgensen worked at in downtown Chicago. He was a real dick back then and only listened to bad Euro Disco.

[@GoldandAppel]

I know.

[@Anthonybchannel]

Yeah. And now Al regrets all the stuff he made and listened to then.

[@Laevateinn98]

which is funny since he hasn’t made anything higher than mediocre since the 90’s

[@llywelyngruffydd8474]

Early new wave pop Ministry is best Ministry.

[@sn1000k]

Priceless

[@wesleyharden7761]

This is one of the greatest punk bands.

[@juliusebola9389]

Years ago, we used to have this old big screen tv with a set of speakers built into it that we were throwing out. I don't even remember how, but I rigged it so I could send my amp's clean signal to it, just as an experiment, and I'm pretty sure I got this exact guitar tone or pretty close to it.

[@6pin66]

Came here because of the "You weren't there" documentary

[@JMarinelli]

That guitar sound is perfectly damaged.

[@marior668]

Sounds like the guitarist used a rusty guitar pick. Love the sound!

[@drpibisback7680]

@@adobedomes Really, it's as if the sound itself is somehow rusting.

[@LSD123.]

Sounds like the amps have blown speakers

[@Luschan]

Damn this rules. From albini’s description, I expected pure teenage wall of garage noise and screaming, but these are actual songs

[@keithlyons3434]

No, that was Negative Element that was first to realize the teenage/kiddie-punk chaos noise extravaganza. Albini liked us, too. Ha! Cheers from an expat (old punk) in Dresden!

[@ruairimusic2747]

this is great, sounds like a bee on the guitar fucking sick

[@vingaxoc6543]

The thing about this is that, at the time of this records release, Gary’s crimes were super recent.

[@blackoperations13]

same a few years later for classic uk power electronics albums sutcliffe jugend 'we spit on their graves' 10hr cassette set about peter sutcliffe 'the yorkshire ripper' and whitehouse 'right to kill' lp subtitled 'dedicated to dennis andrew nilson' both uk serial killers who had only just been caught the year or two previous. to say the least they were pushing it! but really it's to be admired as stuff like that had never been done before. genuinely transgressive. just as the mentally ill 'gacy's place' so soon after was especially being a band from chicago too.

[@kelechi_77]

Chain Gang did a similar thing with Son of Sam from 1977, which was released before he had even been captured

[@22tfortnitevevo]

@@blackoperations13right to kill was peter kurten wasn’t it?

[@MantratyaProds]

​@@22tfortnitevevo dedicated to pk df was..not sure bout right tk

[@fmjr10]

Thank you Steve Albini

[@jukujuku6153]

What does Dragnalus mean? All i know is that it’s an Unwound song. Haha

[@Juan-wo7zu]

Rest in peace Steve Albini

[@vestaxwax]

instantly flashed back to skating on my vision gator.

[@jackkoffin1]

Wow this is very rememniscent of and definitely a precursor to Rudimentary Peni.

[@Donkey_Glossolalia]

That guitar is bloody gorgeous! 🎉xx

[@PayneToTheMax]

This is soooooooo grimy, love love love it

[@mattpanschar9746]

So great to see the love for this band! I remember when this first came out. I loved it!

[@dscus]

Special Ed greatest punk name ever.

[@dscus]

True that.

[@Tors1205]

First name / Last name Good to see that the comment police is on the case

[@user-dq2ym1nn9k]

Gus Chamber

[@DumPhuc]

Kickboy Face?..Chuck Biscuits?

[@humanbrisket7718]

@@DumPhuclee ving, buxf parrot

[@mfmatthew420]

Jay Reatard must've loved these guys

[@deadbabiesinvomit]

R.i.p Jay Reatard!

[@Alejandrakoxxx]

dude introduced more music to the public than a punk wiki

[@chukkp7042]

Fucking awesome. Shit. My wife loves it, and she's deaf!

[@incumbentvinyl9291]

Got a Pets Alive commercial during this...

[@milfredcummings717]

3:18

[@discharge29]

SOOOOOOO ahead of it's time - john lydon and co watch and learn....

[@sethputnamsghost]

Where has this been all my life! Love this!!

[@Jil8840]

Phenomenal proto-hardcore......!!!!! Incredible sound and style.

[@Punketeria1369]

I spent the better partsof the late 80"s till the 2000's trying to find the song Padded Cell, since i first heard it in Nick Zedd's film THEY EAT SCUM. That song stuck in my head and continues to be one of my staples; fukin Brilliant!!! 93

[@discharge29]

i watched it based on this post - now thats some obscure stuff for sure

[@roddrom]

Reminds me of rudimentary penny

[@quinnmichael2657]

Peni*

[@owen1686]

Banger after banger

[@blackoperations13]

yes!!! too good to remain unreleased!!! so easy to forget this full session was only released for the first time on the 'undiscovered corpses' album in late 90s (20 years after being recorded)

[@theporcodiofunclub]

Nice drummer

[@deadbabiesinvomit]

Fucken aye

[@paulmessis1985]

one of my favourites!!!

[@gonetoheaven7478]

recommendation of the legendary Steve Albini,RIP maestro!

[@mrjustinesquer]

Albini says i believe it that settles it.

[@muserediscovered3750]

Came here because of Nardwuar.

[@tolstoyleo]

Same! The Steve Albini Interview!

[@chrisstrutt4964]

yep!

[@harrycloud13]

me too!

[@JockoJonson17]

same

[@stevesk8r]

Nardwuar is our saviour

[@ekolke]

Classic!

[@TrondArneAusdal]

Gnarly guitar sound! Pure noise. Amazing!

[@josephsinsalot]

The guitar tone is too sweet! These kids kicked some heads in with their satiric take on a serial killer. Punk rock like this never disappoints

[@Microtonal_Cats]

When Albini describes a guitar sound as "brutal, one of the ugliest sounds ever on record", I gotta check it out.

[@KurtSlotkowski-hj8jd]

30 days in the cooler and I got to get outta here!

[@0mega.mechan1c.]

"Now my dog wants to eat you!"

[@rensvanonna2774]

john wayne gacy brought me here...these other unknown tracks are pretty good as well, "stuff for the punkers & undergrounders" ........

[@xdumpstrspunionx902]

fuckin LOVE that guitar tone!

[@gordonthomson5599]

Brilliant

[@chriscorvi5287]

I like it

[@errolwaguespack3447]

just passing through 🤘

[@michaelwaters539]

Me too. Thank you Nard.

[@LonelyPlanetBoy92]

crazy to think that stuff came out around 79... Its like i wanna be your dog 2.0 from 69

[@PinkyJujubean]

The funny thing is that this was recorded only a year after Gacy's killing spree ended by a band from the same city he hunted in. I imagine that was quite controversial

[@johnhanigosky4085]

So ahead of its time

[@kusikuy99]

Vine por cobre y encontre oro , para 1979 esta muy loco de escucharlo jajaja vaya joyita que me trajo youtube q sirva para algo XD

[@BGNOLA]

Chicago didn't get any punk vinyl out until '79; "My Sharona" was out by then, for god's sake...

[@THECLARENCES]

The Mentally Ill are amazing!!! Wonder if they influenced the Punk era of the Beastie Boys? xoxo The Clarences

[@loslocoshongos]

wow or cypress hill too

[@THECLARENCES]

@@loslocoshongos True! xoxo The Clarences

[@Bestrockalbum4]

this is too rad

[@ekolke]

Back again!

[@zapster2412111]

My Speakers can't cope.

[@shackletonsbones6580]

sounds like a mix of big black and half japanese

[@b-rad5855]

Holy Fuck, it's on YT.

[@jaspersazerac8119]

Fuck yeh Dave. We're doing it.

[@Man_Lantern_Skateboards]

the last song is the best "30 days in the cooler 30 days in the cooler..."

[@ferboots]

fucking great 👍

[@richmoreno9938]

Came here because of Wayne Gacy.

[@AlbertvsMagnvs]

If you see me on street, DONT LAUGHT AT ME!

[@cool...............]

I tied the knot walking down the isle to Gacy's place.

[@Pretzels722]

How the fuck do you get that guitar tone

[@jabsol5120]

Back in the 70s guitarists would tear the cones of the low frequency drivers in amplifiers to achieve distortion. Hendrix did it with his amps, but fuck me this band have done it to the point where it sounds like gravel stones in a washing machine. Filthy sound

[@placesnamed]

Sounds like it’s plugged straight into the mic input of a cheap reel to reel tape recorder

[@edwardfowler6663]

i think thats it

[@ianwatches]

Fun side story, that's how Keith Richards got the tone for Jumpin' Jack Flash. Not nearly as gutteral as this but before they set clip limits on those cheap recorders you could do a lot of neat stuff with em.

[@oo0O08]

I think you could approximate this with a fuzz pedal running low on battery sent to one of those tiny portable practice amps.

[@spencerholder5689]

Beutiful

[@rimefrostkitten]

Any self-professed Beastie Boys lover has ought to listen to this recording.

[@diseasedanddisfigured526]

fuck yeah

[@Hard2Subdoo732]

wayyyyyyyyy wayyyyyyyy ahead of there time.

[@MED0]

This is raw as sashimi

[@Microtonal_Cats]

This is the most listenable bad recording ever. Who recorded this? Is he alive? What's his email? I have questions.

[@deadbabiesinvomit]

Steve Albini recorded it. He's a genius. He is in a band called Big Black. Worked at Abby Rd. Etc...

[@llywelyngruffydd8474]

@@deadbabiesinvomit He didn't record it. He was just a fan of it who talked about it in interviews. He recorded their follow up album many years later.

[@deadbabiesinvomit]

@@llywelyngruffydd8474 huh? I watched an interview with Steve saying the total opposite. Which would make total sense to me. It was his first recording that made him famous in the punk world.

[@llywelyngruffydd8474]

@@deadbabiesinvomit You must have been stoned because he never said that. lol. Albini recorded their 3rd release in 1999, not their early EP's. I don't even think Albini was in Chicago when Gacy's Place came out.

[@deadbabiesinvomit]

Well..Y did he say, "I recorded the first one". And he stipulated that he didn't record their newwer material, when they re immerged back in the 90's. Like watch it and listen to him say ADHD records, bla bla...and that the 78 recording was his first recording. I feel like I'm arguing with a bot. Are you a Bot? It's what go him a job in Abby Road during the 80's and recorded heaps of commercial shit. Like Led Zep.

[@jsogman]

Holy shit

[@sly2452]

😎👍

[@snorksonforks]

KBD punk committed suicide shortly after these guys stopped gigging .. fuckin sad , this was the good shit .

[@atentatnasluh]

killer!!!! got this tunes on corpses LP, awful cover art, but KILLER music!!!

[@blackoperations13]

yes, i agree, the artwork on the alternative tenatacles lp was absolutely dreadful. i was really disappointed. it's just so cheesey and tacky, but that's what the mentally ill became. on this recording though, they sound so incredibly unhinged it's amazing!

[@atentatnasluh]

blackoperations yeah, if I wasnt familiar with the band and if I saw the record in the store, I would think its some modern emo/limp bizkit crap. 79's session is amazing indeed, cheers for uploading it in one piece, so I can spin it at my job.

[@blackoperations13]

this was probably just hype, but i recall jello biafra said something like the main reason this took years to release was due to the band insisting the packaging be an elaborate box set in the shape of gacy's house! btw, have you heard the 2nd 7" 'sex cells' from '82? it's with a different singer & drummer and totally sounds like it (nowhere near as good). they even recorded an album with steve albini in the late 90s which includes new versions of some earlier tracks, but overall it's pretty bad. still, for this perfect '79 session, they get a lifetime pass! i've also uploaded the entire 'crawlspace sessions' from the cd which is also great. i always skip over the middle session, it's totally ruined by those terrible vocals.

[@stevencowie7151]

Charming stuff. VERY Peni, don't you think?

[@harrycloud13]

wow

[@OldExit]

LOVE

[@robo-dale3746]

That poor lady.

[@dustincecil9640]

hilarious!

[@johnsenderman2462]

Six hundred and sixty six ;)

[@empnj8468]

thanks nardwuar

[@redline2115]

Is the first 45 sleeve the one with the white border?

[@blackoperations13]

yes. 1st press white border. 2nd press black border. autistic records. 1979.

[@BKCook-ye2np]

Someone sell me this 7" for 5 Bucks please!

[@punkcuck]

Good luck man. I’ve been looking for a while and can only find one for $300+

[@deadbabiesinvomit]

Yep. What Zane said

[@Juan-wo7zu]

Dude how the fuck do you even recreate that guitar tone?

[@timridley1]

The Cramps meets the Jesus and Mary chain in a Crass commune.

[@creekindigo4158]

just made a cover of gacy's place- soundcloud.com/2ndgencreekindigo/the-mentally-ill-gacys-place-cover

[@redline2115]

Is that a Shin-ei Companion FY2 Fuzz? Or one like it?

[@liamshanley_21]

it is indeed an FY2

[@redline2115]

@@liamshanley_21 AWESOME!

[@fuzzylumpkin49]

Anyone got the guitar tabs? ^_^

[@deadbabiesinvomit]

Yeah. It goes , D n n n n n D nn D nn Da na na na naaa

[@aaronstrahm3853]

Can someone post the fucking lyrics

[@lazarus_8589]

How did they get that sound

[@larsekman8244]

@Miami Mice The signal from a distorted guitar amp, or the direct line output from the distortion pedal?

[@liamshanley_21]

Shin-Ei FY2 Companion fuzz pedal

[@25inbomeportland]

ya🤫🤨

[@croiners4166]

Fucked up, But in a good way!

[@mrjustinesquer]

Pre LeShok.