If not sooner.
This aired on Australian TV a few weeks ago, and I don't even know where to begin to describe how amazing a story it is.
Of course, long-time readers know that I think the aforementioned Easybeats were a world-class band who deserve to be talked about in the same terms as the Beatles/Stones/Who/Kinks, but the story turns out to be even more boggling than I'd imagined. As is some of the archival footage.
Go to this link right now.
http://www.divshare.com/direct/23770419-c1d.mp4 (427 MB)
Seriously -- do it now. You'll thank me.
[h/t Peter Scott. Man, I owe you one, Pete.]
6 comments:
Note to self:
Documentaries on old Australian heroin addicts with little exposure in America less interesting to readers than hoped.
Amazing story Steve? Are you kidding? Were you on heroin while you were watching it?
You didn't find the contrast between Stevie at 16 and now -- when he's essentially Quasimodo -- amazing?
You didn't find that heroin clinic amazing? Jeebus, that place was straight out of a Grade Z-Monogram horror movie starring Lugosi and George Zucco.
Steve, I think the lack of comments may be possibly due to personal time allotment. It's a bit more of time investment than listening to one song. I downloaded yesterday, but didn't have the time to watch until today.
I agree that the Easybeats really deserve the accolades and respect, that so many other bands of the era, so richly got. I just got through watching this. For the duration, I was completely riveted to the screen for beginning to end. Bizarre tales are nothing new in the music industry, but this one takes the cake.
Thanks for an excellent post. Anyone passing this off is doing themselves a disservice. Trust me. Watch it and you'll really want to thank Steve for posting it. There's gotta be more than (currently counting) two and a half rabid Easybeats fans out there. They were so damn good!
Interesting story - but how unusual is it? Rock star gets into drugs, cleans up falls back, rinse and repeat. The hospital from hell apparently did additional damage to him. It is a bit shocking to see him now - the difference from the 2002 clip is striking. Can't believe he's only 65.
i finally had time to download and watch it; holy crap...brutal, simply. thanks!
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