Gotta love Phil Judd! Something is wrong if you do not❗

Best song of 81, I went to a youth group on Friday night and this great song would be played 3/4 times a night.

I've always thought "i've got to get attention to The rock scene in New Zealand" cause i only knew The hit of The Split Ends "I got You" ....so from link to link i found this great group of The Swingers...and this is Really good Rock, and i want it more! Greatings from Italy ;)

Phill Judd loves his Rickenbackers and for that I love him .

One of the most talented persons I have ever seen is Mr Phil Judd

Wow! Thanks for putting this up. Never thought i would see any swingers live footage. I need a DVD of this!

Cool show. I prefer the swingers when it was a 3 piece though. This band should have been huge. Hope you're doing well Phil.

Just looking for Counting The Beat? skip to @21:20

@stashpartridge5679

3 жыл бұрын

Not all heroes wear capes

@greatscott175

Жыл бұрын

My man

@joelwashere5382

2 ай бұрын

Cheers

the guy singing

A wonderful moment in time.

Phil is such a great songwriter and guitarist... but he's not a showoff. Sometimes his writing is too subtle for most people to grab. Cool intervals, harmony, and song structure. Rickenbacker 330 FIREGLO Semi Hollow ... nice Phil... nice.

@sirandrelefaedelinoge

Жыл бұрын

I think the blonde one is either a 1993 or a 1996.

i saw them live Dunedin regent theater

THANKS for sharing! :)

great quality. nice post,Phil.

never heard of this band ,just here for bones hillman who pass last week

Really great to see this!

RIP Bones Hillman

This was right at the end of the band I think...they got Andrew Snoid/McLendon from Coconut Rough/Pop Mechanix to take over most of the lead...hes a great singer but I think they should have just stuck w Judd. He has such a presence that is impossible to duplicate. Look at somgs like "Sweet Dreams" and "Spellbound"...tge Enz songs he wrote and sang lead on. There are just nothing like them

@1970brenz

Жыл бұрын

Or get Bones to lead and Judd to do backing (almost lead vocal) but not front stage.

Bones ❤❤

A pack of stud muffins back then, can't believe its 30 years ago!!!

I really wish they hadn't added Snoid in to the mix. Phil must have been fed up by then.

Swingers were awesome, Juddy is a Champ, great songs re release their stuff Gudinski

Several years ago I saw a Swingers documentary. It was called something like “The Making of Practical Jokers”, and featured footage of the band recording the album along with interviews, etc. Does anyone know where it can be viewed?

There is some great material here! What a shame these songs never saw the light of day on their never-to-be-released second album. Does anyone know what happened to it?

@jeffsimon9594

7 ай бұрын

I believe both Judd and Gudinski just lost faith in this later lineup and I think the band was also in debt to Mushroom.. the usual music industry BS.. To be fair the LP they *did* release was absolutely outstanding, and BTW just an observation: it sounds to me like Perry Farrell based his entire vocal style on it...

If only it had been just the swingers ha..oh what could have been.Pity theres no footage of (just)the Swingers live..great band.

Andrew McLennan? Would he also be Andrew Snoid from "Jumping Out A Window" fame?

Great band! God we were so brain dead back then! so controlled! Stay sitting kids!

@1970brenz

Жыл бұрын

Lol. I think they didn't know the songs...

hi there @philjuddofficial really enjoyed the concert footage - just wondering if there are any Swingers recordings for the second album that weren't released?

Nice.

you got it Peter Bryan Staff Ripper Records

This is awesome- never thought I'd see this! Was there a second LP after Practical Jokers? Don't know this material (16 minutes in). Phil was so talented- he really delivered that great guitar and crazed vocal live!

@paulw6057

2 жыл бұрын

Punch and Judy was a single, I don't know if the other songs saw the light of day as studio recordings.

who the fuck is the keyboard player, why and where did he come from ?

I was at this ....just to hear counting the beat ....14 yrs old and an esky full of slade 750ml soft drinks .....faaaark....I think it was January ....Australia Day weekend

@MrParksies

4 жыл бұрын

Big M's, Dave & the Derro's & flying foam eskys. Great weekend for a 15 year old 👍Cheers from a fellow attendee.

@Peterplayingguitar

Жыл бұрын

Where was it and what year? (please)

@TheMicturation

Жыл бұрын

@@Peterplayingguitar myer music bowl,either January '81 or '82

@Peterplayingguitar

Жыл бұрын

@@TheMicturation Thank you!

That's so weird how the audience is so still at first. Very Kiwi - you have to work hard to win us over~ Was this band new to them at the time? It's better when Phil sings and Bones who has such a complementary voice. Is this when Phil didn't like live performing so they got another singer or just sharing the love with other Kiwi performers??

@Shrekinte

Жыл бұрын

It would be very Kiwi had the concert not taken place at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl in Melbourne on Australia Day!

Turn that one guy's mic down, g, can't hear the others.

Wow..what a shirt on snoid.

Su-bloody-purb

Omg.,,.they didn’t play One Good Reason

@jessekondostanos2688

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it's a bit of a shame.

The bass sounds magnificent. It's a Wal I'm sure.

@middobass6766

3 жыл бұрын

Yes he moved it on a few years later..I now own it.

@akie64

Жыл бұрын

@@middobass6766 great score, Mick Karns go too bass, along with Pino Palladino

Dunno why they put the other guy in there for vocals. I'm sure he's good and all but he's a bit over the top and trying too hard. I always think of the Swingers as Phil's band, and Countin the Beat shows up Snoid as being kinda pointless really. Phil's vocals are more interesting and he's way more charismatic as a front man even if he's not that keen on being one. And coming from a woman who barely even notices men, Phil is way more intriguing and handsome to look at. Also Bones is really going for it.

@tuskedbeast

2 жыл бұрын

I'm guessing Judd wanted the band to sound stronger live- he carried a big load playing and singing (his guitar parts are not simple). I agree with you on all points and wish we had comparable footage of the three piece! Anyway, grateful for this too.