The Sonics - Full Performance (Live at Easy Street)

[@josh0g]

Seriously, that drummer... killin' it. I mean, they're all killin' it, but that drummer... reeeeaaallly killin it.

[@supermamamaxi]

My friend, he is the world's finest! A wood chopping festival! John Bonham who?

[@skylarsummers2577]

Josh G I saw The Sonics in March when they headlined for Robert Plant. They were pure energy! My husband walked out of the concert wanting to resurrect his old high school garage band! Seriously, young musicians and bands could learn so much from them. And yeah, the drummer never quits!

[@slint69]

He has to. One can not simply take the place of Bob (Boom, Boom) Bennett, without working for it.

[@daevidharvey7113]

How cool is that of Robert to have The Kings of Rock open his show !?!? Very cool indeed

[@ghostdog7575]

Dude... he is Dusty Watson of Slacktone! Of course he is killin it... he is one of the best drummer in surf/garage/punk of all times... search for him... i really meant it...

[@stedelbauer]

All the ho hum artists in the rock and roll HOF -- and then there's these guys!!!!! Sonics for HOF!!

[@SandroCodazzi]

The secret of staying young forever, just a Kick ass drummer and steady basslines.

[@AudioFileZ]

As good a formula for the elixir of youth I've heard. Amen.

[@TheUnwritersOfficialChannel]

I still remember very well, it was in 1972 in Paris (France), I was a kid and I asked my older brother: Elvis, The Stones, The Beatles, Chuck Berry, but tell me, what is Rock N Roll?. He came back with a vinyl 45 rpm, put it on the record player and... "Have Love will travel" changed my life, my vision of Rock. I never got over it. Thanks to all of you guys for this incredible performance. You are amazing. Cheers. Zep.

[@remakeremodel2933]

🙏Yes, this is The rock N roll!: ... "Have Love will travel" 🤗

[@benwhackley]

I love that people are discovering the Sonics here.

[@GoldTopSlinger]

Me too. Kinda brings a happy tear.

[@sistertracy-thechurchofroc6574]

I know right! I play them on our FM (and live streaming) radio show, The Church of Rock. We play ALL genres. Check it out sometime @ www.kskq.org or if you're in s.OR/n.CA, 89.5/94.1 on FM radio. We play all the awesome stuff you never hear on the radio.

[@carlosrubiotapias3275]

Más vale tarde que nunca... refrán español.

[@joshuahoward6845]

This is the sound a lot of bands from the past 20 years have been trying to duplicate. The originals here crushing those bands over 60 years later

[@marshallemmet1366]

They had a couple tricks up their sleeve, one of them was having more than just guitars, bass, and drums.

[@mattyo71]

Other tricks include no autotune, no quantization, or corporate record labels that know nothing about music.

[@UberLummox]

UnFREAKINGbeleivable. Early 2000s our lead singer Nick Curran sounded like both Sonics' singers. *Thank you* *Sonics* and KEXP !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ~ Love from the 1st. Portland; Portland Maine ~ ...wow...

[@jgodin312]

Is it normal that this video made me cry? Jesus, the power of rock is a mighty thing.

[@UberLummox]

You're not alone in that first sentiment my friend!

[@nic-ci_66-77]

@@UberLummox sure it is..

[@nic-ci_66-77]

Sure rock'n'roll is somehow the most spiritual thing in this society we live

[@cristianmorattivolodka8857]

Perfect!

[@shaunbanksmusic]

Dudeeee, I'm crying tooo!

[@earthurgeer]

best drummer ive ever seen bar none . never heard of him till today and im 65 years old!great stuff Dusty so nice meeting you!...kingarthur

[@randalclarke5487]

What Rock and Roll SHOULD sound like!! Best raw Rock band ever!!!

[@jeff503pdx]

Man, rocking it, not kicking ass as you get older is a wasted life. Love these guys.

[@lienardable]

More than 70 years old, absolutely fabulous! Glory to the Sonics!

[@marqueemark1507]

To see these old timers knock seven shades of shite out of these songs is a joy to behold. A visceral life-affirming rock n roll feast - god bless em.

[@giorgioparenti]

0:00 cinderella 3:52 money 6:42 he's waiting 10:21 boss hoss 12:39 keep a knockin' 15:18 you get your head on backwards 19:29 have love will travel 22:22 leaving here 25:51 the hard way 28:29 psycho 31:18 sugaree 33:58 be a woman 36:33 the witch 39:34 i don't need your doctor

[@jaceyp.8457]

+LostTrack01 but not the times.

[@israelduchementmachin4107]

such a BAND!!

[@antoinemorelguitar3553]

giorgio parenti thank you

[@merlincawagasmendoza615]

Thx. Giorgio...practical information.

[@daveinindy]

No "Strychnine"?!?!

[@aljustal6554]

This combination of special guests, original members and (comparatively) youthful replacements totally rock the joint at Easy Street Records. If watching/listening to these Sonics fails to raise your blood pressure or get you fired up, see your Doctor (or maybe undertaker) immediately---'cause there's something terribly wrong with you. This is what actual Rock And Roll played with passion by a bunch of sweaty guys who don't give a damn about the year on their birth certificates is all about. If just the audio/video of this event rocks this hard, imagine what it was like to be in the room!

[@MichaelGoldenberg]

I hope the audience fully appreciates how bloody lucky they are to be there with these guys playing their asses off!

[@sallybowles2781]

icons!

[@noahbody5609]

LONG LIVE THE SONICS !!!!!

[@xic667]

I've been an indie rock lover for decades. How could I live so long without knowing them? This is clearly one of the best rock'n roll bands ever.

[@howayman8434]

never heard of this band,just came across them surfing, EFFING BRILLIANT,

[@HungryH1951]

Seattle, Tacoma, Portland 1965-67 everybody had heard of them there and then. NW rock n roll.

[@radtek2]

Oh how I remember them! I was friends with Jerry Roslie and Bob Bennett back then. Saw them all the time playing all the dance venues and community halls all over the Northwest WA ...they were kick ass then, no other band sounded like them. When this was filmed 2015 they could still lay it down although Jerry could not scream like he could back in 63, 64, 65 got to give him his due cuz he was 71 when this was filmed.

[@gaylenhalbert4391]

Yes! At The Castle or Parkers.

[@horseshoulder]

Yep, they still fucking rock.

[@GT23191]

Everything is melting in my existence

[@chelseapoet3664]

Put it in the fridge man

[@hippydippy]

My God! I'd dare any band to try & follow this performance up today!!!

[@TacoKicker]

You hit middle-age and begin to think "I'm getting too old to be a rock musician...maybe I should hang it up" and then you see The Sonics.

[@sistertracy-thechurchofroc6574]

Hell noooo...you're NEVER too "old" to rock...you get "old" when you STOP rockin.

[@deanfairman9374]

Super Awesome 😉👏👍

[@hippojuice23]

Or Guided by Voices!

[@jayrock99]

Music is timeless. My 19 year old son keeps telling me I'm too old for music.

[@user-s1o3nr532]

Most musicians never rock hard at any age though

[@mulletfishsky3080]

I saw them about 10 years ago in Melbourne, OZ. I was in the punk scene the right though the 80s and still go to see lots of gigs of all sorts of different stuff. Anyway we went to see the Sonics not sure what to expect, as we're thinking these guys are getting on a bit. Well it was one of the best gigs weve ever seen. They rock hard. Hang your ageism at the door and be prepared for a lesson in garage rock .

[@Indiebue]

I've watched this on repeat all day long. Tomorrow, it shall happen again.

[@HungryH1951]

I keep coming back to it. I kick myself for missing them at the Neptune theater in Seattle about a year ago. Who knows when they will be back around again.

[@theodorus45]

That`s music ! One of my favorite live performances.

[@crazygetup]

Tacoma/Seattle's first punk band still got it 50 years later!

[@callousphysicaltheatre8244]

Tacoma's band...not Seattle.

[@KilluaZoldyck-lv9mj]

first was The Wailers

[@HungryH1951]

Tacoma is right although in the 60's The Sonics played plenty of gigs in Seattle and all over the state of WA and Oregon. Tacoma had something about it that brought out the best in NW rock musicians. Rockin Robin Roberts and also the Wailers (had to change their name to The Fabulous Wailers due to competing bands with similar name) were from Tacoma. Rockin Robin recorded Louis Louis with the Wailers and I think it is the best version out there. Tacoma was the $hit when it came to NW rock n roll.

[@ajgree6]

@@callousphysicaltheatre8244 Fuckin' A

[@gaylenhalbert4391]

@@HungryH1951 Yes. You know your stuff.

[@bunskilabonskiwashtubfun9841]

My favorite to play on the drums is the Witch, it rocks off the charts. The Sonics are simply EPIC.

[@coolmint853]

I am thankful to have seen & heard the sonics live at least 3 times, once in 65 & twice in 66. They opened the show at Green Lake AQA THEATRE with you got your head on backwards & the guy on harmonica playing down on one knee. They were GREAT !

[@MichaelPallada]

I'm 32, born in 1984, way past the time when these guys started. I just discovered them today and they are freaking AWESOME!!!

[@PatrickBaele]

You bet they are and I’m from ‘61 !

[@glennbo76]

The Black Keys and The White Strips have both saluted this Legendary Band.

[@ismaelmerk7042]

nirvana

[@jerrylynch5611]

KEXP sound engineer going above and beyond as usual!

[@artiskrastins3698]

The drummer is having such a great time!

[@Bruhaha9]

Can’t believe how good they are after so long.

[@algreen1231]

04:00 in the morning...always good time to listen Sonics!

[@tdalb8985]

Wow! Why aren't these guys more famous?

[@albertgt3007]

Yeah, it's the biggest injustice in music history!

[@1BRTGong]

Para mí son famosos.

[@AudioFileZ]

They're getting famous here. This smokes just about the whole current music scene.

[@ebsebs11]

because of The Beatles.

[@paulholmes5240]

Great band but what a drummer he’s brilliant

[@jeffsmith8849]

This was such a great show to be at. I don't think people realize how out of control this kind of music would be in 1966 when they started.

[@idontcareanymore7988]

They started in 63 Even crazier

[@hobochurch3496]

@@idontcareanymore7988

[@johnrobinson7036]

Holeee Shit! I'm 59 and I just found The Sonics thanks to a used record store in Salem, MA. Good God.

[@johndotcue]

Drummer is bringing the heat! Love it.

[@ziggyramon2618]

I love Tne Sonic! In love with the first sound! The drummer is very very good. Gorgeous!

[@gaylenhalbert4391]

Yes. Dusty Watson.

[@ohthepeppers]

Oh _SHIT_ do these guys rock. Proper, good old rock and roll. Awesome, awesome stuff.

[@CharlesProctor-z8t]

The greatest Rock and Roll band of all time.

[@georgiethumbs2438]

This is el primo example of how incredibly important it is to have a kick ass drummer. The songs and singing is great, but if the drummer isn't on THAT level, it would never work. Rock and roll has always always been a drummers medium

[@HungryH1951]

It all ties in. Great drummer, a guitar player that knows how to rock, singer who belts it out, all of it. A combination of which no one part can be left out. Put them all together and you got a rock n roll band that kicks ass.

[@UberLummox]

@@HungryH1951 Yes. It's all about the 'attack', no matter what instrument. Drums do seem particularly important...perhaps I'm a bit biased. ;-)

[@HungryH1951]

@@UberLummox The heavy emphasis on the drums, particularly the hard pounding bass drum,were (are) a key part of the Sonics sound. But all of their instruments hit it hard. The first time I heard the Sonics version of Louie Louie back in about 1966 I was blown away. Much harder edge and completely different sound than the Kingsmen or PR&R. I was really proud that the Sonics were a NW band.

[@leemark63]

The hardest working people in music. Drummers.

[@TheUnwritersOfficialChannel]

@@leemark63 So true, thanks for that!!

[@Double65s]

This may well be the best performance I've seen

[@GreasyFilms-qc1xo]

You're never to old to be amazing.

[@cityzen2717]

SUGAREE!! Charles Edward "Rusty" York (May 24, 1935 - January 26, 2014) was an American musician and singer, and member of the Rockabilly Hall of Fame. He is mostly known for his rockabilly song "Sugaree".

[@marinastarbuck6529]

I seriously can't get enough of these guys. Plus they make a kick-ass sountrack for me to run to.

[@holodais9067]

Imagine a show featuring original garage rock bands like The Sonics and The Kinks as well as the new age garage bands like Oh Sees, Ty Segall and King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard. What a show that would be!

[@enowilson]

What a gig... If these guys can rock at that age, I can rock too. If these guys can rock at that level, I still have many years to come banging my head while I scream "Have Love, Will Travel" or "Psycho". The Sonics are definitely one of the greatest bands ever. I love this concert.

[@surroundsister]

For some reason I fell over the song Shot Down. Couldn't stop smiling when those drums hit. Now I found this, so raw, so tight. And the drummer is out of this world.

[@giorgosvasiliou7773]

their music has this below the waist feel and simplicity that true rock n roll requires

[@ankosta-ru]

Я бы ставил Лайк каждый раз когда слушаю! Невероятно современно и мощно! А ведь это композиции 60-х годов!

[@flea182]

I just wanted to listen to 'the witch', but couldnt help myself watching the whole show. Hats off to the sonics

[@jeanpoiraud7071]

best rock n roll band ever , man, i can't enough of these guys ,just out of this world

[@sinangpurba5672]

This is the most amazing KEXP's Live Performance i've ever watched in youtube. When i saw the thumbnails then decided to click it, i was like "for real?... WHAT?... the SONICCCC? oh, maaaannnnn, the SONIIICCCC.... ..... ... ... THE SONiiiiiC..". I just could not stop saying 'The Sonic'.

[@bmxisdeah6662]

i agree!

[@ilves6664]

You got you Mojo working.. Sonics kick ass. 🤓💚💛

[@TimDarlingboy]

Ooh how sacred was that hour,,,when my heros stood before me, in the old city of Vienna...and played the soundtrack of my life...

[@managerlg]

to this day one of the best bands I've ever heard, great job guys!

[@mikekell920]

These guys need more credit, they're one of the foundations of rock and roll

[@jtsrecordroom3963]

This makes me want to go out right now and get some Sonics records ! What an ass kickin' performance ! ✌ what a prenominal singer !!!

[@petezen7161]

F**cking AWESOME ! This proves you're NEVER too old to ROCK !!!

[@Hectout]

Still the rage, still the flame. Wow ! and yes, drummer is sooo wild. Amazing.

[@veegee3291]

Holy Moly, they are still in top form! Hope to catch them in LA this summer 2021. Guests were great!

[@jacks7461]

That was Amazin! Gerry's vocals.Got to be one of the best of all times!!! And d'you know what's good. It's like the 70's thing where the songs and sounds came first and the names of the bands or musicians passed by but the songs were large. What a sound to come out of those guys!

[@mikehogan1257]

I cannot believe I missed these guys in the 60's! The opening bars of "You Really Got Me' changed my life, and I would have LOVED them then. The Downliner Sect & The Pretty Things became my favourite's the, and to see the Sonics playing like this now ..oh Fuck it is just wonderful!!

[@r3stl3ssobl1v1on]

This is Awesome!!!! Still sound like back in the day. Full of youthfull energy.

[@betoleal747]

Great Band, they build a important part of Rock'n'Rolll history...

[@TH3_FURY]

pure garage band !

[@PatrickBaele]

+Eric Parisot originators of both garage & punk

[@XKillertofuX]

Wow! These guys still rock. Had to amp it all the way :)

[@kieranmcdonnell6601]

drummer is off the charts

[@MickaelBeaulieu]

One of my favorite band... AMAZING performance

[@sublaimer]

Queen at Wembley, The Who at Shea... and The Sonics at Easy Street.

[@chuckabbate5924]

Fuck yeah...

[@mistamuthafuka]

I always thought it was Grand Funk at Shea, The Who Live at Leeds...

[@shruggzdastr8-facedclown]

sublaimer: ...and Prince at the Super Bowl halftime show!

[@TimDarlingboy]

@@mistamuthafuka yeah...and The Beatles at Laurel Canyon...

[@hippojuice23]

@@TimDarlingboy Sheenix Yargamond at Fat Wong's Chinese Buffet and Lounge

[@michaelhutchings7839]

Rock n Roll rebels and heroes forever !

[@FranzSausage]

One of the most powerful concerts ever (from over 70 year old people). Great !

[@finaldestination5847]

this great and very important band in history of music are from Tacoma, south from Seattle and are over 55 years old... and still rocks heavier then back in 1965 !!

[@finnjeffrey572]

These guys never stopped rocking!

[@recordguy4321]

whoever filmed this is a GENIUS. Thank you!

[@GoldTopSlinger]

Also fantastic sound engineered by Jack Endino. (I mean... who else, right?)

[@ajricherson1099]

GoldTopSlinger Kexp has got the best sound Ive heard

[@UberLummox]

YUP!!! Everything/everyone to do w/production was right on the money.

[@isaacwilliams9919]

GoldTopSlinger only the best!

[@Zopf-international]

It's wonderful to see the love here.

[@benwhackley]

The Sex Pistols went soft, but The Sonics are still living in '66

[@neilus]

What do you mean, with the reunion stuff?

[@benwhackley]

+Monkey Man that, and with the news that Johnny Rotten bought hundreds of dollars of in app purchases on an iPad game...

[@foljs5858]

That's a very punk thing to do!

[@redshaftedflicker]

you're comparing a joke band to a real band but yeah you're on point there no doubt.

[@Itelkner]

redshaftedflicker Neither the Sonics NOR the Pistols are a joke musically.

[@micfey]

How the heck could this band fly under my radar my whole life??? They rock!

[@HungryH1951]

They were pretty much a NW rock n roll band of the 60's well known in WA, Oregon and Idaho but never had any really big hit songs that went nation wide. George Harrison was well aware of The Sonics and was a fan.

[@albertgt3007]

@@HungryH1951 Is that true? Was George Harrison a fan of the Sonics??!?

[@HungryH1951]

@@albertgt3007 I have read in a few places that he was. And he was also a fan of the NW band the Wailers (later called the Fabulous Wailers). From the Seattle Times Aug 24, 1995 "The English were especially receptive to imported Wailers records. George Harrison was talking about the Wailers as an influence when the Beatles first started. And after the Wailers came such other Northwest bands as Paul Revere and the Raiders, the Kingsmen, the Sonics and a slew of other grunge forerunners."

[@albertgt3007]

@@HungryH1951 Interesting

[@daveinindy]

I live a 3 minute walk from here ... and MISSED THIS. Can never roll that back - but thank-you for publishing. What a great concert. Vibrantly played, beautifully recorded, and what a cast of guest performers. I #$*&ING MISSED THIS!!!!!

[@iamnotevenanumber3312]

Oh man! That sound they got. The Sonics can sure rock a house, Hooorah for The Sonics!!!!

[@MikeDzioff]

THE SONICS - Forever!!! So glad to see them alive and well!!! LIVE FOREVER guys! P.S. The girl with wavy black hair who's rockin' near the stage (3:37)...marry me:)

[@エルギネルペトン]

大学生になって新しくできた友人の影響で レコードにハマってはや4年 ついに最高のバンドに辿り着きました

[@michaelscreen6921]

The perfect rock and garage band that can still blast em out

[@carloferrari487]

Great live...great energy! 🤟

[@robertmcknightmusic]

This rocks so hard

[@PatrickBaele]

historic,thanks KEXP !!!!!!!!!,thanks SONICS !!!!!!!!!

[@elmud]

True legends.

[@FachyMarin]

I fucking love these dudes! The whole show made me smile.

[@acworks2912]

never too old to rock - thank you guys

[@Meth0rst1]

So freakin good, I could jam to this shit all day long

[@JDarrylSSS]

even when they're old and the technology is modern, they do well at creating the raw sound. that certainly says some

[@richardkrause6106]

OMG what an amazing performance!

[@stryk187]

can't remember how i got to this one, but hot fucking shit i'm glad i did. hats off to these fellas, great band

[@389383]

+stryk187 That's the best thing about KZbin!

[@daevidharvey7113]

Absolutely

[@daevidharvey7113]

& exposing the lameness of the liberal left

[@SK77ORDIE]

It's beautiful! Thanks from Russian people!

[@supermamamaxi]

Absolutely Brilliant!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@58firecracker]

Love em!!!! These guys rock!!!! They can run rings around any of today’s bands. This is how it’s done!!!!🎼🎸🥁🎹🎷💜💜💜Yeah🤙🤙🤙

[@Mario_DiSanto]

HOLY SHIT. BLOWN AWAY!

[@dynjarren8355]

The Sonics are one of the hardest rocking bands from the sixties with their brand of R&B Rock. The original hard rocking band out of Seattle. Years before Grunge. It’s good to see them do their thing after all these years. They still have got their intensity and edge. Thanks KEXP, whoever posted this and KZbin!

[@petersparkes1083]

still great after all the years