Now available on region free DVD (the format is 16:9 PAL) from the Cardiacs webstore. 15 beautiful tracks... will we finally learn the whereabouts of that fucking dog? abc-mary.myshopify.com/collections/dvd/

@euchre90

6 жыл бұрын

The dog is omnipresent!

@hermesgonzalez3348

6 жыл бұрын

Incluía drive

@MrShinitaika

6 жыл бұрын

I ordered and promptly received the DVD about a month back, despite having not purchased physical media in more than 20 years, not to mention not even owning a DVD player! Absolutely no regrets. It arrived in a winter week and I was a sick as a dog, which somehow made it even more satisfying to watch, like sitting in on a fever dream. To my shame, I had never heard Cardiacs until these garage videos were pushed under my nose and I've been joyfully obsessed since. Skill to make one weep, with humor and unique attitude. When the guitarist complains to Tim that he couldn't see because Tim had his eyes closed was just genius! (at least i think that's what he was ranting about...) I must say my favorite off the DVD has become "Pip As Uncle Dick But Peter Spoiled It", but they are all just absolutely brilliant. Thanks ever so much to all involved!!! After all my exploring on youtube, my one genuine question is: What has Jim been up to in the interim? Best wishes to Tim and all the family from Switzerland

@YouTube_Satan

5 жыл бұрын

What's going on here?

@thehotyounggrandpas8207

5 жыл бұрын

Just ordered it. Have not been so exited about buying music since I acquired Tommy at age 13. Am now 44. Missed the feeling.

The problem with becoming a fan of Cardiacs is that afterward it's hard to go back to listening to regular music.

@stephendallison1465

3 жыл бұрын

Very true but nothing else matters

@jasonshort1437

3 жыл бұрын

Yep, they've made a lot of music obsolete for me.

@ranibeeri800

2 жыл бұрын

so true!

@palestalemale8831

2 жыл бұрын

Just like Ween.

@MChead-is4sn

2 жыл бұрын

@@palestalemale8831 Ween and Cardiacs are my two favourite bands!

I just keep posting this band onto my facebook page and none of my friends are liking it so I unfriended all of them .

@lambchop330

7 жыл бұрын

Screw 'em if they don't get it. (Y)

@nigelblockhead80

7 жыл бұрын

Haha some/most (square) people just don't get it. Its alien to them, songs should have a nice chorus and be about love. Be grateful you have great taste in music

@HoxVox

7 жыл бұрын

no, keep them and tell them EVERY FUCKING DAY they have bad taste.

@HoxVox

7 жыл бұрын

by the way, the majority of people wants to listen to a song in ONE tone and possibly with 3-notes riffs. Yes, it's retardation, they have a primitive brain

@gg-pe9tb

7 жыл бұрын

haha and me, why don't they get it, tiz f*ckin genius!

anyone else listened to this about 100 times?

@scottdittmer5597

3 жыл бұрын

Yes.

@gardenclaw6995

3 жыл бұрын

Daily, yes.

@robotgoose225

3 жыл бұрын

😄👍

@jpwjr1199

3 жыл бұрын

A lot more than that!

@robotgoose225

3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful orrible noise. Love this session. It'll go down in history.

This is insanely good. Like the Sex Pistols covering a Yes song, on acid, during freefall, through a hurricane, on a different planet.

@amarok5048

3 жыл бұрын

With Gentle Giant licks

@germanperezbottesi4458

3 жыл бұрын

Accurate

@edwardlubin322

3 жыл бұрын

Wot e said.

@solac7749

2 жыл бұрын

And the best description award goes to...👏

@Homelessman45678

Жыл бұрын

This is a perfect comment

I lost friends over Cardiacs. Worth it.

@Bix12

6 жыл бұрын

good riddance says i

@peterlawson777

6 жыл бұрын

Fuck them all!

@ITALJUTE

5 жыл бұрын

They weren't real friends.

@ReggiePostlethwaite

4 жыл бұрын

I even lost girlfriends. No regret.

@hplovehandle

4 жыл бұрын

@@ReggiePostlethwaite I lost a girlfriend over Primus and Mr Bungle, my wife is deaf however. She likes Tim's smile.

Dear Tim Smith. Rest in Peace. Thank you for the music. Totally unforgettable universe you created with your pals...You will be sorely, sorely missed.

@gioceregido

Жыл бұрын

all of them too

@alchemymartialartsuk

Жыл бұрын

Here here! And there there 🫶🏻

If you look at the upper left you get the impression that three hundred and seventy seven thousand or so people have watched this video. Sadly, this isn't true. About three hundred and seventy seven of us have watched it roughly a thousand times over fifteen years. Do try to spread the love of Cardiacs if you can though love.

Funny how one of the coolest rock music vids on teh interwebs is basically 4 blokes jamming in a tiny cluttered shed while a dog runs around off its lead and it's pissing it down outside.

@johnappleseed8369

8 жыл бұрын

trust that, they're one of those rare bands that really take advantage of their age too, it used to be a bunch of really insane young guys, now it's really pissed off old guys

@nigelblockhead80

7 жыл бұрын

True, they really are artists and awesome

@gnesteck3276

4 жыл бұрын

proof of god and humor

@banishedfromthedwarfplanet530

4 жыл бұрын

@AGNES $TECK-- Humor, maybe.

@raimondo3178

3 жыл бұрын

This is not "jamming": this is precisely scripted.

I love coming back here to say how much i love this video and seeing all the other positive comments. What a lovely crowd

@juniorramone4654

5 күн бұрын

put a like to my comment you cunt.

RIP Tim WE ALL LOVE YOU

Every time he hits the snare drum, that's when the time signature changes

@polbecca

2 ай бұрын

Sometimes he changes it to the same time signature, just to keep everyone on their toes.

Its amazing, people discovering them for the first time now have exactly the same reaction as I had when I first saw them 25 years ago (and they had been going for years then) .. 'How can they be this good and yet I have never hear of them?!' Cardiacs are a criminally underrated band who have been ignored by the music press simply because it had no idea what box to put them in.. Prog? Punk? Rock? Psychedelic? The truth is, when you are this good it really doesn't matter.

@ReggiePostlethwaite

4 жыл бұрын

sadly, the majority of people like banal music with simple, banal chord progression, banal hooks, banal everything, like they themselves are (mirroring in music their attitude). Cardiacs are for mad, adventurous people, the only ones able to change the world.

@juniorramone4654

Жыл бұрын

so true.

Isn't it a strange feeling? To be one of the happy few.....who know.......just how elevated this is. All of it.

@rjwusher

5 жыл бұрын

The only thing I can imagine coming close to this is watching J.S. Bach improvise on the church organ back in the early 1700's. What I would have loved to just be there in that rotten shed, only a dog by my side and silently watching this unfold. I wouldn't even have minded some verbal abuse.

@edwardlubin322

3 жыл бұрын

@@rjwusher that and the smell. I imagine it got a bit whiffy in that cramped lil shed.

i've heard a damn lot of rock, and its rare to hear anyone really experimenting with the tropes of arrangement this much. a hook will convince me that its going to follow an example like Rush, Devo, or various pop punk sources, and yet, by the end of a measure, i'm being dragged into the realms of the unknosn, suddenly, like a grand surprise. simultaneously soothing and challenging, i imagine y'all draw a rather intellectual music crowd. i'm hearing Zappa now as i type this, but not just borrowed riff, the idea of Zappa. a good chunk of rock history is represented in this one song, and at no point does it truly commit the sin of unoriginality, thrown into stark contrast by this aural legerdemain. i'll be finding a way to give this some airwave spread eventually, the show i cohost right now is basically goth centric. i want to do a show of just wild and wacky variety, this would be a gem for that.

@hexonatapeloop

Ай бұрын

All of their stuff is like this...!

you could be the best bassist in the world!, you will NEVER have anything on my underpanted friend here

@peterlawson777

6 жыл бұрын

How right you are.

@ReggiePostlethwaite

4 жыл бұрын

On Sang All Away Away Jim made me cry. The intro is the Holy Temple of Bass.

@kasimsultonfan

4 жыл бұрын

Damn straight.

@anthonytester3285

3 жыл бұрын

He is a phenomenal bass player.

@stephendallison1465

3 жыл бұрын

@@anthonytester3285 agreed

How come Bob Leith is never mentioned when they talk about drummers.....the man is a maniac!.

@IrritantCrockett

2 жыл бұрын

Absolute monster.

@sperlst

2 жыл бұрын

Yes!!!

5:40 When Kavus falls and grabs the mic stand - and the several times Tim coughs into the mic and yells at Jim yet it all keeps rolling along like some mad thunderstorm

@storiesnstuff2529

3 жыл бұрын

Never noticed that before - made me laugh out loud! Brilliant video!

@edwardlubin322

3 жыл бұрын

It's that raw flavour that makes it unique and holds a special place in the world of prog/alt/punk/ska/exp music.

@daniellel230

2 жыл бұрын

Lol poor Kavus, he took that damn mic stand down with him

I've been listening to Cardiacs for about 2 or 3 weeks now and have already bought 3 albums! I was a massive fan of mr bungle and mike patton's strange projects growing up as well as Frank Zappa. Its lovely to find another similar group with the same kind of integrity as the others.

@thewrastler

Жыл бұрын

I was introduced to Cardiacs when I was accosted by some guy in a pub. I was wearing a Mr bungle shirt, and the guy honestly can't storming up to me, in a really rough pub and said "what a load of shit..." I was feeling nervous! He continued "they stole all their stuff from Cardiacs" Most aggressive band recommendation I've ever encountered

@ncf1

Жыл бұрын

@@thewrastler hahaha! nice

As someone who never got to see Cardiacs live these things feel really special. Thanks for uploading these tracks.

@alex-E7WHU

4 жыл бұрын

I saw them in about 1982 or 83, I can only say that the word trepanning was appropriate. 👍 A spiritual experience in doho.

wow. this really is tim’s vision come to life. the crazy music is reminiscent of almost every genre including punk, ska, metal, etc. etc. etc. while simultaneously being u like anything i’ve heard before. tim shouting at jim and kavus, unapologetically coughing down the microphone, kavus falling over, the outfits ranging from the big fur coat to just a pair of bills (which i’ve heard were all styled by tim), the messy background filled with wires and all sorts of random objects that gives an atmosphere of chaos, the freakish camera angles, filters and jumpcuts. all of this and so much more culminates into a whirlwind that i find leaves you out of breath and wondering “is this kind of creative freedom even allowed?!”. everyone involved in cardiacs is a complete genius. i’m 15 and so so glad that i’ve discovered cardiacs at such a young age. i can’t wait for my exploration of this magnificent, magnificent band. i love you cardiacs.

@lucypengelly4047

3 жыл бұрын

*unlike anything i’ve heard before

@JohnShadeLIVES

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you found them at such a (relatively) young age. Trust me, they will never let you down.

@gdub999tub.

5 ай бұрын

Very well stated - you are a great writer.

@Oompah410

26 күн бұрын

I discovered Cardiacs at 16. I'm 48 now. They have been a big part of my life's journey and shaped me into and through adulthood! Result is I'm pretty fucked but I still adore them!

Could be the greatest song i ever heard completely amazing.

With proper headphones on, the recording of the guitars at the start is SAVAGELY stellar.

I've been listening to this band almost exclusively for the last 20 months.....it is utter insanity, and yet somehow it all makes sense. Am I normal? If not, I really don't care! Get well Tim.

Possibly the Best Band in the World: Tim Smith is a Pure Genius! & of course Jim!

The utter joy on Kavus' face during the songs opening when his guitar sounds fucking amazing, I'd give a lot to feel like that!!! Been watching this series of videos for the last few days, since we heard about Tim passing away. It helps and hurts at the same time.

@anthonytester3285

3 жыл бұрын

I just discovered these guys a couple weeks ago. Sad that Tim left so much on the table through no fault of his own. Timeless music to say the least

@ROOKTABULA

2 жыл бұрын

You know what's worse? Previously having that feeling quite often, far in the past, but it's only a distant memory, lingering just enough to drive one ever more slightly down. You're better off not experiencing it cuz it's fleeting

Blimey! I've never listened to The Cardiacs before. That's amazing. Right: I'm off to listen to loads more of them.

@bustedfender

3 жыл бұрын

Welcome.

More of the best riffs in one tune than the rest of rock music combined.

@peterfitton4529

2 жыл бұрын

Laughs in mid 70s Gentle Giant.

Man, even the drummer dragging on 6:06 and on 6:19 is not ugly, and infact, adds up to the whole craziness

Oh my god.Utterly fucking pretentiously shambolic and awesomely awesome. I saw this band as a youngster and the experience warped me, in a very good way. Long live the Cardiacs.

Cardiacs. Without ANY doubt, the greatest band on the planet.

Just got in, went on KZread to get my daily dose, only to find that........ I am gutted. A mere 2 years ago, I found this band and have listened to virtually nothing else since - that's the impact they had on me. My commiserations to Jim and to all the people that knew/worked with Tim, and thanks for what he's provided us - there will never be anyone like Tim again. Fuck it........

@chopinfanne8021

3 жыл бұрын

dude I see you everywhere, hello to a fellow Cardiacs fanatic!

@superleekegshoondinovevo6998

3 жыл бұрын

Damn it's already been 5 months

Over a quarter million views, genius Timmy. Rest in Peace Leader of the Starry Skies

@erikninnemann7102

3 жыл бұрын

I think half of those views are mine.

@barry013

2 жыл бұрын

@@erikninnemann7102 Then the other half must be mine…

This is my number 1 favourite Cardiacs clip.

This popped up on my timeline. I watched it, and enjoyed it. It keeps popping up, I keep watching it. Now I love it.

@alcuinmacdonald

10 ай бұрын

And here I am again.

Best band ever ..RIP Tim Hurry up and reincarnate so u can give us more music....

Words cannot express how much I love this song-and this band.

@TONE11111

4 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/ppqNrJZygc7TZLQ.html

Ok, as usual the best band of the universe.

RIP Timmy 😭😭😭

From about 6 mins this just goes batshit in a way that I can only describe as mesmerising. .. what a absolute glorious thing to behold.

God created the universe just for this to happen.....and she saw it was awesome

This really is pretty fucking good

The more you listen the more you love!

I totally ignored them first time round. More fool me. This is insane. I’m in !!!

Rest in peace Tim. I'm so sad x

No matter who you are,you need this song in your life!

@ReggiePostlethwaite

9 жыл бұрын

+Big Dave YES.

I'm watching the dvd with breakfast on a Sunday morning, and had to load up the song on here so I could comment. Makes me laugh so much when Tim shouts 'Jim!'

Been a fan since 1984 the best live band ever no competition hands down

sshit this might the best shit I have seen in a while. Singer coughing and the baseplayer in his underwear lol

🌼 Rest in peace my friend 🌼

RIP Tim Smith - may your legacy and music carry on with out hearts Xoxo

For years, I was in a band and we had no idea how much we were trying to sound like these guys. Damn. My life is a lie.

I'm. Stunned.

I'd love to see Cardiacs again. I've seen them dozens of times all across the UK. No other band puts on a show like it!

@DJay0111

9 жыл бұрын

Hasn't his voice aged well!

@DJay0111

9 жыл бұрын

Great vid btw

@gregnewholm6684

9 жыл бұрын

If you look at the comments on youtube, everyone is freaking out about how great this track is.

@utuberine

8 жыл бұрын

+Greg Newholm That right Richard.

Perfection Every single time I watch it.

Tim Smith, one of the most talented musicians that ever lived... RIP... only the few know how important he was .

@theworldaccordingto4555

2 жыл бұрын

I agree!

@rodnee2340

2 жыл бұрын

@@theworldaccordingto4555 I wish I was this good.😭 they were so tight at the start. But I love this loose jam, it's visceral.🤯

Brought the DVD. Tim Smith is an absolute genius.

Oh my God. Actual music. Actual rock n roll. I'm...I'm......

What an amazing performance.

I still can't believe you're gone, Tim. Rest easy, my man.

When Britain had the best bands in the world.

@howardgaskin6117

3 ай бұрын

Now we have Cowell, the tosser.

@argumentchannel

3 ай бұрын

@@howardgaskin6117 LOL

What an incredible piece of music!

rest in peace, tim. a true genius

someone once said they have more genius in one song than a lot of bands have in their entire repertoire - i agree

Brilliant. R.I.P. Tim. Just brilliant.

Everyone else sounds shit since I've discovered the Cardiacs. How do they do it!

@WDeeGee1

9 жыл бұрын

Ah yeah!

@gregnewholm6684

9 жыл бұрын

Same as me thirty years ago.

@PEGGLORE

9 жыл бұрын

Darron Edwards Come on. Can, This heat, and the Residents still sound good, cardiacs is still best though, yes

@AuthorJgDow

9 жыл бұрын

FAST N BULBOUS Jamie in da house

@PEGGLORE

9 жыл бұрын

+James Tingle James Tingle in the place, I want to be in the bunker with Jim , kavus and steve davis, sitting in our underpants

Most punkest thing I’ve seen in forever.

Totally unique, as always Tim Smith, you are missed by so many of us. Truly irreplaceable. RIP wherever you are

Incredible track. Pure madness.

Best band ever. Love and miss you Timmy.

I love this... Its does get better!! I hate that I am now a Cardiacs fan!! It does not feel right with me but I am addicted...🤯

Kavus : How do you think you did?" Timmy: "Don't worry about it." Baba : "You need to stop with the complaints" Timmy: "oooah."

I would like that so much my butt hurts. Music never was better.

Very many elements of elements here.

This is one of the best things to ever happen. Unbelievable.

This is "YES" circa "Close to the edge"...pissed off...AND...on speed.....and that's a good thing...like a VERY good thing. Can't stop watching this..

@jeffsimon9594

2 ай бұрын

They too had a er.. difficult bassist

BEST BAND EVER !!!!

6:36 that transition. The sheer beauty. I shed a tear at that point hearing this for the first time.

@robotgoose225

3 жыл бұрын

That drum fill's beautiful going into that bit. Its whole thing's beautiful dammit!

R.I.P Tim, his genius will remembered by fans across the nation 🕊

Absolute joy. Best thing on planet Earth. Cardiacs.

The grin on Tim's face when Kavus and Bubba kick into proper gear at about six minutes always makes me smile so much.

Jim’s glare is best thing that ever happened to that camera.

Tim and Cardiacs always xx

Absolutely brilliant. One of the best things I have ever heard. What a set of rhythms!

I just so fucking love this. The greatest band to ever walk the earth.

Wow this is insane

JIM!! JIM!!! Don't worry about it. Three seconds later...JIM!!! Why? Am I missing something? Plus... I can NOT get enough of that jam at the end of this! I love the rest but that shit at the end makes me want to break stuff and hit things!!

I will NEVER be bored of this song, Everything I like on music is in there!!

Can't believe how freekin cool this tune is!

Thank you for everything, Tim. Rest in peace, brother.

This is the best band in the world. And I'm Diggy. So there

My God, this is just fucking glorious isn't it?

One of the most sublime things I've ever heard. So gutted to hear about Tim. Rest in peace x

'Discovered' Cardiacs when they supported The Wildhearts. Talk about car crash gig! I was supposed to visit the bar about 3 times during their set but always managed to convince my fellow gig goers that watching Cardiacs was a better bet! Still have my love of The Wildhearts / Ginger but I'm now a convert to the weirder side of life :-) Get well soon Tim, we're all routing for you, even if I was introduced to you a little late!

Babba has the best drumming face on the planet.

Love you Tim. Xxxx

seriously, the best band ever. OK, they share that spot with FZ, Hatfield and the North, Henry Cow, and Magma. Tim is a musical genius.

@diegoojeda749

6 жыл бұрын

Very influenced for Van Der Graaf and the style voice of Peter Hammill.

@Bix12

6 жыл бұрын

Knifeworld kills

@gnesteck3276

4 жыл бұрын

You sir, are obviously a gentlemen of discerning tastes! Only I'd add Beefheart and KCrim, as well.

@jeffsimon9594

2 ай бұрын

@@Bix12 Yes good band, however they are Johnny-Come-Latelys; the bands listed above were pioneers of the genre (along with Split Enz who hugely influenced Cardiacs)

They're just... Just... So damn good. Beautiful chaos orchestrated.

Good god..... THAT was truly mind blowing !!!!!! AMAZING

1st time Ive ever heard The Cardiacs......Im a big fan of Kavus, Gong and all his projects, I wish Id known this band back then