Bruisers video for "Chrome"

jeffandtaxes - 10-24-2008 at 05:35 PM

This is a video I put together. I have a pretty good audio recording of a show at the Elvis room in '95 and this sound recording came from that disc. The videos are all over the place.
Enjoy, there is little or no footage or live recordings from this era of the band.
-J
Chrome video on Youtube

tireironsaint - 10-24-2008 at 05:52 PM

Great job with the video and that's a fantastic recording of that song.

random - 10-24-2008 at 05:58 PM

Jeff, one of my favorite songs. With all this footage you're messing around with, you should make a Bruisers DVD. Or spread some love around the Thorp family and get joemaconmovies to do it (speaking of, where's Joe been?).

Out of curiosity, did you ever get to a point in The Bruisers where you wondered why the hell you were playing heart-felt rock & roll to a bunch of guys who were beating each other up? Just wondering.

jeffandtaxes - 10-24-2008 at 06:56 PM

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Jeff, one of my favorite songs. With all this footage you're messing around with, you should make a Bruisers DVD. Or spread some love around the Thorp family and get joemaconmovies to do it (speaking of, where's Joe been?).

Out of curiosity, did you ever get to a point in The Bruisers where you wondered why the hell you were playing heart-felt rock & roll to a bunch of guys who were beating each other up? Just wondering.

That's one of the funniest questions I've been asked.

Here it is in a nutshell... every record I wrote for the band, from Independence Day to American Night to Cruisin for a Bruisin and finally Up In Flames was exactly the record I wanted to make. I had zero interest in regurgitating the same sound and topics every time.

Bottom line, I always figured that you either grow WITH your audience or they outgrow YOU.

In some cases I've seen that be proven correct, but for the most part people still want to hear Intimidation a whole hell of a lot more than Chrome, for example.

And no, every time we played a show and people went apeshit I fed off the energy, I never got tired of that.

random - 10-24-2008 at 07:02 PM

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That's one of the funniest questions I've been asked.

Glad I could contribute something!

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Bottom line, I always figured that you either grow WITH your audience or they outgrow YOU.

You've politely left out the other possibility, that you outgrow your audience. But I don't blame you for not saying it. :wink1:

Discipline - 10-24-2008 at 07:11 PM

I still miss the Bruisers.

clevohardcore - 10-24-2008 at 08:51 PM

I grew into them. I heard of them but never heard them until this message board. Now I jam them out all the time and wish they were together and playing shows. Good stuff but back then I was too much of a douche to know any better. Still am in some aspects. :drool:

CR83 - 10-25-2008 at 09:39 AM

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I grew into them. I heard of them but never heard them until this message board. Now I jam them out all the time and wish they were together and playing shows. Good stuff but back then I was too much of a douche to know any better. Still am in some aspects. :drool:

Very well put and I'm very similar.

Great video and thanks for sharing Jeff.

Ed - 10-25-2008 at 10:39 AM

The Elvis Room was always a good time. I miss that place. Thanks for posting that.

XnMeX - 10-25-2008 at 12:05 PM

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The Elvis Room was always a good time. I miss that place. Thanks for posting that.

Indeed. 2 things I miss the most in my area... The Elvis Room and The Bruisers.

Any plans for another reunion show in the future? That was an INSANE show!

Discipline - 10-25-2008 at 01:12 PM

I wish I could have gone to the reunion show but there was no way it was going to happen. I wish the filming had worked out that night, I would have bought the dvd the day it came out.

Furly - 10-25-2008 at 03:26 PM

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The Elvis Room was always a good time. I miss that place. Thanks for posting that.

Indeed. 2 things I miss the most in my area... The Elvis Room and The Bruisers.

Any plans for another reunion show in the future? That was an INSANE show!

Semi-related.
Ritchie's old band Humpmuscle will be doing an acoustic thing at the Coat of Arms in Portsmouth on Haloween night.

XnMeX - 10-25-2008 at 06:14 PM

I remember them! Is it going to be with Ritchie?

Furly - 10-25-2008 at 11:06 PM

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I remember them! Is it going to be with Ritchie?

yep

jonnynewbreed - 10-26-2008 at 08:08 AM

Dave, Brian and I saw you guys play the Elvis room with the business and the ducky boys. It was rad.

XnMeX - 10-26-2008 at 12:50 PM

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I remember them! Is it going to be with Ritchie?

yep

GIMME BACK MY WRENCH! CUZ IT'S THE FINEST WRENCH AROUND!

MarkV - 10-26-2008 at 05:36 PM

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Dave, Brian and I saw you guys play the Elvis room with the business and the ducky boys. It was rad.

Pretty positive jeff wasn't in the band at that point.

jeffandtaxes - 10-26-2008 at 06:28 PM

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Dave, Brian and I saw you guys play the Elvis room with the business and the ducky boys. It was rad.

Pretty positive jeff wasn't in the band at that point.

My last show with the band was July '96 at the Elvis Room. I only ever played with the Business at the Rat, and never played with the Ducky Boys till the reunion show in '05.

Dave - 10-27-2008 at 06:01 PM

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Originally posted by jonnynewbreed
Dave, Brian and I saw you guys play the Elvis room with the business and the ducky boys. It was rad.

this was probably 97-98 that we saw The Brusiers, good times.

joemaconmovies - 10-27-2008 at 06:15 PM

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i've been sick and shit but i'm back now. i can honestly say i'd love to work on a bruisers dvd or something like it. i'm honored someone thought of me. anyways, good job on that video jeff and that's a great recording.

Dave - 10-27-2008 at 06:32 PM

wicked song