I love the fact that Rikk never brags, it's all matter-of-fact.

@indiesindie1984

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly! Nothing is more annoying than a "punker than thou" attitude! He's the real thing and honestly a very gracious man. I've met him a number of times at his gigs. He's such a kickass guitarist!

Rikk Agnew, thank you for being my 1st guitar teacher. Listening to Only Theater of Pain & Deathwish over & over again during my season of 7th- 9th grades, You were the reason why I picked up guitar. Other guys claim Jimi, E.Van Halen, Jeff Beck & Ace Frehley, You were my light bulb moment ; I claimed You as MY Guitar Hero. Mainly ; their solos were Note +Harmony +Melody ...the albums that I mentioned above hold the difference. What you did on those recordings against other iconic albums is, You gave Tapestry. You created Landscapes. You spoiled with Nuance. You brought Color and tHAt is a Talent all in its own. I built my own pedestals and put these recordings as well as your tone & volume on top and glazed them over with all of my youth, curiosity, angst & rebellious fire. Thank you. -YOU were the voice II didn't have.

@igor.meh.design

9 ай бұрын

same

Rick Agnew did such great guitar with CD. always revere his work.

So much history in Rikk, enough for 10 lives. He needs to write an exhaustive book on the scenes he was involved in, he has so much invaluable knowledge

@Brewzerr

4 жыл бұрын

That's what I say. He definitely needs to write a book of his collective experiences and memories. I can't think of anyone more qualified.

I was at every show back in those days and it was the most amazing time in my life. Even though it may have been the Toughest at the time. I knew most of you and enjoy content from those of us who are still around to reflect.

My favorite punk rock guitarist

*PLEASE* write a book, Rikk. I can't think of anyone else more qualified to share their collective memories and experiences of the history of L.A./O.C. punk and deathrock. I would imagine the book would be even longer than Crime and Punishment.

@buddhull

6 ай бұрын

I felt the same way about Ron Asheton. When I first read Please Kill Me I realized he was the best part of the book and every story he told was like a teaser into the archives of his memory. It sucks he never did, but maybe Rikk will.

In the mid 80's I found ALL BY MYSELF at Poo bah records in the old house.

Underrated guitar player, that OC sound instantly recognizable and that is the mark of a great guitarist when you hear it you immediately know the player.

Would have loved to hear more Christian Death / Rozz stories ⚰

@tearsforthedying

5 жыл бұрын

same.. the Christian Death segment starts here in case anyone is looking: kzread.info/dash/bejne/hm2t0chxk9rSmZc.html

@epicmeade

4 жыл бұрын

There's actually another segment of this same interview where Gitane DeMone (Rick's girlfriend) joins him and they talk a lot more about Rozz and CD. just search for Rick Agnew Gitane DeMone, Eric Blair, and it should come up.

@Brewzerr

4 жыл бұрын

Order the book "Phantoms: The Rise of Deathrock from the L.A. Punk Scene". It's chock full of great stories and goes very deep into the history of that scene, plus tons of interviews with the members of Christian Death, 45 Grave, Super Heroines, Voo-Doo Church, and all the other bands involved.

@russellszabadosaka5-pindin849

Жыл бұрын

Here’s the video with Gitane Demone: kzread.info/dash/bejne/h6x31daRepCxZqw.html

Rick Agnew is a criminally underrated legend, his unique tone and riffs are timeless.

I love Uncle Rikk. My dad was the original bass player for Poop.

It's sad that he couldn't talk about Steve Soto, but I do get it. R.I.P. Steve

Absolutely fantastic.

My wave baby🌊🌊🌊

We are literally NOT WORTHY of Rikk... thank you for this and thanks Rikk for impacting my life

Epic interview.

Wowwww. Good stuff here. Keep em coming Eric.

Rikk is a genuinely nice person. Bless him.

It was an honor and a great privilege to play a legend/royalty of the punk scene!

A living legend.

He basically invented the main "deathrock sound" along with ROZZ. That interplay between the high guitar and the grooving bass and sorta affected, dramatic vocals is like the foundation of most deathrock to follow, and they basically had no idea! Funny hearing how cavalier he is. They really did basically warp punk into something new. And that blue ADOLESCENTS album is pretty much the best of California punk in general, I think.

Awesome

Legend. So Glad somebody captured this history

Could listen to Rikk all day. Great interview, Eric.

Rikk is so giving. So cool to hear all the stories.

Rick needs to write a BOOK.

Guitar Great!

Rikk is a hall of famer.

I think Rikk is a approachable person. In 1981 the Adolescents sucked live . Rikk is a awesome artist. Undying passion. Undying passion. J INSCO SFCA Hell comes to your house.

This is great!!! Please more Rikk!!! Love his stories....

@blairingoutshow

5 жыл бұрын

THANKS MRJC12 !!! The rest of the interview is with both Rikk and Gitane . Which was cut short due to my camera man not wanting to be there . Thats how it is when your show is independent .

@blockhead8134

4 жыл бұрын

Love your channel dude .Do Chris Doherty from GANG GREEN ,or the "Dutch Hercules " Tesco vee

@Brewzerr

4 жыл бұрын

If you love Rikk's stories, I highly recommend you order the book "Phantoms: The Rise of Deathrock from the L.A. Punk Scene". It's chock full of great stories and goes very deep into the history of that scene, plus tons of interviews with Rikk and the other members of Christian Death. Plus tons of interviews with members of 45 Grave, Super Heroines, Voo-Doo Church, and all the other bands involved in that scene.

@paulsecrest9427

4 жыл бұрын

@@Brewzerr I need to find that. American hardcore is a good read. But pretty short read. But it does have a DVD I found it at a family dollar for a buck. Cincinnati is good for finding punk artifacts. At dollar stores and flea markets. The Midwest were punk comes to die lol. But new youngsters find it. And get influenced which is great.

@Brewzerr

4 жыл бұрын

@@paulsecrest9427 I kind of have a slight personal beef with American Hardcore (the book. Never saw the film), as my old band was kind of misrepresented in that one. The guy who wrote that, Steven Blush, never got in touch with me or any of the other members for fact-checking. It's not a big deal, but it still rubbed me wrong. However, yes... you definitely should seek out "Phantoms". It's a great read. Done in much the same way as "Please Kill Me" and "We Got The Neutron Bomb", with firsthand accounts directly from the actual people involved in the L.A. deathrock scene. I've been into deathrock since the early 80's and I still learned so much I never knew before from reading that book. Highly recommended.

the best guitarist in the world.

What ever happened to James McGearty❓❓❓ I search but never find😥😥😥

Man Tony is the reason Rikk left the adz??111??11 Crazy. Totally changes my perception about what went on. They could have gone on to do so much more during that period and that awesome lineup, then just that one album. The "Welcome to Reality" E.P. is great... but man I just wish Tony wouldn't have F'd that up.

@Brewzerr

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, Tony's a bit of a dick... and I'm not just saying that because of what Rikk shared here. I had my own bit of misgivings with Tony on facebook a few years ago. I used to have nothing but respect and admiration for him, and then I got to know him a bit more. I won't go too deep into it, but let's just say I can understand why the Adolescents/ADZ have had such a revolving door line-up through the years.

FUCK YEAH!!!!!! GREAT GUITAR GREAT FRIEND!!!!

Yeah, I came from the glitz n glamor of Clanton in Hollywood

I wanna watch the re-enactments in the documentary but cannot find any information on it at all.

Of course L.A and new York are bigger cities but Detroit had great punk,goth,industrial ect. Just maybe as well known most of us had to move from Michigan to pursue a different life I personally moved to las Vegas at 18 and san Diego at 25 but now live back about 30 minutes from Detroit and there is always has had a great music scene no matter what kind of music you like Detroit has it and almost every band tours there because we are so close to Chicago... check out destroy all monsters with singer/artist Niagara from 70s/80s

Wonder if his arm gets tired holding that mic out for the whole interview?

Cut out his comment about Steve...that sucks, really looked forward to hearing that, Steve was the Adolescents imo, RIP Mr.Soto

I wonder if Rozz Williams got his name from the book A Clockwork Orange?

@Epitaph1334

2 жыл бұрын

He actually found the name on a gravestone.

I like the 15 minute part where he's like, "Oh yeah I had to be in a gang being cholos getting shanked and heads being busted open by baseball bats" damn so casual. Damn he's totally L.A. to the bone. Thumbs Up. A+++

Deathwish is the greatest song ever wrote in rock history.

ends like that?...huh?.....? jeez.

Gotta love the body count long sleeve

Can't you just do beeps or something? The silences are weird.

@zachbos5108

3 жыл бұрын

Sorry, weird as fuck :)

it is very importat to support the artists directly, and if they dont have what your lokin for(past projects etc) JUST ASK THEM! support rikk and gitane here rikkagnewshit.bigcartel.com/ these are 2 of the most genuine artists ive had the pleasure to see, and let me tell you there is SO much more than meets the eye. art, poetry literature, community service and action. Stuff we all can and should be doing. Fortunatly, Rikk and GItane do those things well, and its a privilege to help in any way. EVEN SHAMELESSLY posting thier website like this...anyone can do it, if you love your artists...it doesnt take much to help....esp now in this techno cyber age!

@Brewzerr

4 жыл бұрын

Cheers. I couldn't agree more.