Live at CBGBs 1983 [Live]

Editorial Reviews
About the Artist
On May 14th 1983 Flipper returned to New York CBGBs. The band regarded their show there in 1982 as the wildest and craziest of that tour, so, having decided a concert should be recorded to document the tour, CBGBs was their first choice.

The Flipper live experience was always unpredictable. Audience participation was always a part of the show. Friends and fans would often come on stage to participate or just hang out. This show was no exception and many guest singers and screamers joined in the chaos.

'Hopelessly In Love' was meant to be an instrumental, but all that changed when an unknown fan came on stage and began to sing spontaneous lyrics! Throughout the album you'll hear many other crazy, loveable fans helping to make beautiful music with the Legendary Flipper at the Legendary CBGBs.

In the vaults the masters stayed until Overground managed to persuade Steve DePace to do the sensible thing and mix the album. What you hear truly represents an astonishing performance by an incredible band!

"We’re being as hardcore as hell today, FUCK YOU"

Flipper were one of the most original bands of the punk/new wave genre, credited as influences by Kurt Cobain, Jello Biafra, Henry Rollins and many more.

Album Description
Flipper Live At CBGB's 1983 includes 3 tracks that have never seen the light of day elsewhere: ‘If It Don't Fit Don't Force It’; ‘If I Can't Be Drunk’; ‘Hopelessly in Love’ and comes with a deluxe booklet and sleeve notes designed and written by Steve DePace.

Tracks:

If It Don't Fit Don't Force It
The Lights, The Sound, The Rhythm, The Noise
Life
In Life My Friends
Ha Ha Ha
I Saw You Shine
If I Can't Be Drunk
Hopelessly In Love
Love Canal
Sex Bomb

Album Description

Flipper Live At CBGB's 1983 includes 3 tracks that have never seen the light of day elsewhere: `If It Don't Fit Don't Force It'; `If I Can't Be Drunk'; `Hopelessly in Love' and comes with a deluxe booklet and sleeve notes designed and written by Steve DePace.

Customer Reviews:

Beautiful - just flippin' beautiful.......2004-07-28

As a liner note states, this is " BEAUTIFUL CHAOS."

I almost blew out my speakers and the sub-woofer. You have to play it loud. The house shook and the dog is nowhere to be found.
I can't wait until I have a few beers and do it all over again.

I wish I had been at the May 14, 1983 show at CBGB's. I know I would have been screaming into the microphone along with the other fans. Whoever sang " Hopelessly in Love," did an amazing job. At times, I thought it was the lead singer for the Butthole Surfers. I guess we'll never know.

The sound quality is great. I do wish it was in surround sound. Oh well, I shouldn't snivel.

For me, " Sex Bomb" is the stand out song; but, don't worry, this entire CD is great stuff. That is assuming you love Flipper. There is no middle ground. You get it or you don't.

If you get it, buy it.

Essential Flipper.......2004-02-28

The only negative thing about this CD is that it consists of one single track. Yes, the whole show is one long track, defeating the "skip" button on your cd player. This is a hassle if you jump in your car and want to hear "Sex Bomb" (the last song) right away. You have to sit there with your finger on the fast forward button until you reach the song that you're looking for.
But this being a live Flipper show, you shouldn't want to skip anything here. Every microsecond of noise, feedback, and guitar abuse should be consumed greedily by your ears, because only Flipper can be this chaotic and this disciplined at the same time. The show starts off with "Billy Sacrafice and the Little Italians" singing "If It Don't Fit, Don't Force It", and then the wheels of the might Flipper machine go into motion. For the next hour, listeners are put in the center of a live Flipper show, and frankly, there are no words to put it into true perspective. The music is thick and massive, often sounding like it's sucking the oxygen out of the room. The vocals are harsh and fit the music like an abused leather glove. Their chemistry comes through on this recording, and you can tell that they're all on the same level musically and not just playing riffs that they wrote together. It's no wonder why some of the top "modern rock" icons give so much credit to Flipper. They were ahead of their time (I was only 8 when this show took place), and their music still stands up to the garbage that is being released today.
Face it...if you're reading this review, then you must have an idea who Flipper is, and take it from a true fan...you can't afford to go through life without this album. Here's a free tip...the listening experience goes nicely with a case of beer while playing Grand Theft Auto 3. You're welcome.

"Life is the Only Thing Worth Living For".......2004-01-14

Flipper were a drugged out, feedback drenched,impossibly slowed down ultra unorthodox hardcore band. This cd documents them at their live peak. The cd is all one track. Its the concert as is. It takes you back to an era when as someone I knew said, "you could catch a quality indie band at CBGB's ever night". This cd documents one of these shows. Guaranteed Kurt Cobain and many other followers heard Flipper. So should you.

so what...your a chicken liver.......2003-06-02

every recording flipper did should have been live...this show was with out will shatter, billy sattelite & the little itallians were there to make up for it...this really captures the energy that flippers music was all about, the track "hopelessly in love" contains some badass guitar by bruno de smartass of the smartass brothers..this show contains lots of the "flipper family" from local bands back in the day. it is a good match for blow'n chunks and public flipper ltd when it comes to capturing the live flipper feeling..this is the first time ive seen it for sale, i thought it was only available through bootleggin'...flipper fans get your copy NOW!

Music:

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The Hilliard Ensemble Plays Walter Frye

The Sonatas of William Flackton

26 Mixes for Cash

The Storm and the Sea

Westlife [Limited Edition] [Import]

Uni Verse of Song: Spanish

Tara Bulba

Truckin' Country

Tal y Como Somos

World Music India [Import]

The Best of Italo Fresh Hits [Import]

Crazy Crying Blues

Misty Eyed Adventures