What is the worst musical performance ever captured on film?

let us enjoy the embarrassment moments

where's Matt DC with that Seahorses clip

Prince's performance(?) in this clip with James Brown and Michael Jackson.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CoxNzOOoQU (no embedding)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mjx_GjyXCs4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUOvnbCtnVQ

everclear performing "santa monica" on snl was memorable, so bad they didn't get asked back for a second song

Everclear performed a second song in dress rehearsal, titled "Heartspark Dollarsign," but it was cut before the live broadcast.

song has two chords, they were both out of tune

if anyone posts Complete here I am SB'ing them

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILR5-JK8gvg

ts: complete vs final placement

snoball, for fuck's fuck's fuck's sake

fuck

Scottish man, a fucking animal on drums
You be witness to this

it's the eye of hurricane edward, it's the firestorm of genius uncontained, it's evolution in action, it's some fucker and some other fucker having it out as Free Range completely fails to happen

ergo it's brilliant

Julia Nagle: unflappable.

learnt her trade under Martin Hannett, stayed with the Fall even after getting assaulted by MES, stayed with the Fall for an album or two even after Eleni muscled in on her turf

most underrated Fall member, as I tirelessly state

Easy, instant choice:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAANDIe4T7M

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2deTJpNOuo

it's the eye of hurricane edward,

Hurricane Jedward more like...

Actually, I think Nagle assaulted MES with a hotel phone.
Regardless, Mark's the one that the NYPD decided to slam in the Tombs for the weekend.

you are testing my resolve, snoball

Nagle hit MES with the phone, then he hit her later on, according to the Youtube comments. Obviously a hard girl, hence a fucking excellent foil for our main dude. Helped that she was a freakin' keyboard wizard who fully understood what the Fall were capable of

from 9.33-9.46 of this, maybe:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=707VxB-ek4Q

this is so easy, pavement at coachella in 1999 or whenever the infamous malkmus in a snit show was...watching it makes you feel queasy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-el-CuV1Je8

That Fred Durst always makes me laugh so much. The first time I saw it I thought it was one of those 'shreds' videos. Knowing it's real makes it even more hilarious.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SI6WUkK3Ggg

I'm glad the Celine Dion cover of AC/DC exists. I wish that was the theme to Titanic.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjF2t-lw3GY

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erm, well that didn't work out as hoped...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08fvdORZkys

that Kiss video is deeply disturbing

http://www.stereogum.com/1899608/people-didnt-like-corey-feldmans-today-show-performance-for-some-reason/video/

everclear performing "santa monica" on snl was memorable, so bad they didn't get asked back for a second song

Everclear performed a second song in dress rehearsal, titled "Heartspark Dollarsign," but it was cut before the live broadcast.

― 鬼の手 (Edward III), Wednesday, March 10, 2010 11:49 AM (six years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

SNL did this a bit in the mid/late 90s with 'new' acts. A second song would get cut in favor of some usually terrible skit in the garbage dump back 30. The exceptions would be really established acts or somebody who was really huge ATM. I seem to recall Aerosmith getting THREE songs in '97 (a new one, "Sweet Emotion" and "Big 10 Inch Record") a couple weeks after Veruca Salt got stuck with just doing a post-"Volcano Girls" single that flopped.

Surprised this isn't upthread:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjeMDvCdrtc

As far morning show TV performances go that Feldman thing was pretty fucking entertaining! Also lmao at Billy Bush pretending to be "surprised" by Doc Ice from Whodini coming out as if he'd know wtf that was if it wasn't in his prep notes

http://redmp3.su/cover/3565123-460x460/angelic-2-the-core-angelic-funkadelic-angelic-rockadelic.jpg

what's the thread for artwork like this again?

idk about film, but this is certainly the worst captured on audio

https://youtube/Thsl50Fd3RA?t=3m33s

try #2 - it's cued to start at the performance in question

https://youtu.be/Thsl50Fd3RA?t=3m33s

That Fred Durst guitar solo was hilarious. I'm glad that period of music is over.

this one is still and always the worst Corey performance - https://youtu.be/cylUp7cRU7s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cajrnY_fGDk

I feel the walking disaster that was 2011-era Axl Rose will take some beating. Look at the state of him, Jesus.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2NSK1EoC7Y

That Fred Durst guitar solo is pretty tough to beat.

I love this one:

https://youtu.be/XQ3zxvKEL28

Guitarist does terrible solo and gets slapped by vocalist and bassist.

to be fair to durst, i'm pretty sure he was soundchecking. to contribute to the thread, i've always enjoyed these guys. something zen about the word MUSIC just hovering over them. also check the singer's 'eh, good enough' shrug at :28

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYk3lEb_fe4

even these performers seem confused as to why they're on a stage

It's like The Shaggs!

hilarious

I know the Stones are supposed to be a good live band, but even on a "pro" recording like this one sounds to my ears like they're constantly out of time, tune, and (in Jagger's case) air:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nqp2stVMVjM

idgaf about the stones really but they look pretty good for being in their early 70s

That is true

Ah, it's the "Comfortably Numb" band! I'm so glad there's more footage of them, although the famous clip is still amazing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jj7pDNDuoJ0

to be fair to durst, i'm pretty sure he was soundchecking.

He wasn't! The rest of the footage is up on Youtube and it's def. from a gig.

the stones have never been a 'tight' live band anyway; they're just an exciting and great one

i watched a bit of the claypool-lennon delirium (ffs) video and yes it was awful but damn sean's sparkly green semi-acoustic jazzmaster is cool as fuck

the iggy pop/thurston moore attempt at johnny b goode at 15:50 here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCiic3SXVWk

A classic from Season 1 of American Idol. Ryan Starr butchering You Really Got Me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6TbsRTAkck

holy god. bad pitch, sliding off of notes at the end of every phrase, bad attempts at Danzig vocal affectations....awful.

also lol Brian Dunkelman.

jeez I just looked at the one she got praise for from the judges and I think it's bad too. really pitchy, half-assed belty, sounds like bad karaoke. you sent me down the rabbit hole. I think the problem though is both songs were in keys not really suited to her voice.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmbzUpv-vWM

I saw Psychedelic Furs performing on some deep cable HD thing a number of years ago, and that was among the cri guest things I've ever seen

xpost ok I just think I hate her voice based on this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aq3SUJvV398

the proportions in that Thurston/Iggy interview is fucking w my head, it's like Gandalf/Frodo here