In 1978 The Sex Pistols embarked on the legendary American tour that they would never finish. DOA: A Rite of Passage is the unique, grainy and up-close document of a unique moment in music history, packed with live footage of The Pistols' incendiary American shows, as well as live performances from Terry and The Idiots, Dead Boys, Generation X, Rich Kids, X-Ray Spex, Sham 69 and additional music from The Clash and Iggy Pop. The cameras also go behind-the-scenes into bars, clubs and car parks and features the now infamous Sid Vicious and Nancy Spungen bed interview. Special Features: Dead on Arrival: The Punk Documentary That Almost Never Was: A feature length documentary produced by Richard Schenkman and featuring exclsuvie new interviews with Punk magazine founder and Ramones cover-artist John Holmstrom, co-director & music journalist Chris Salewicz, photographer Roberta Bayley, Sex Pistols' historian Mick O'Shea, former Rich Kid guitarist Midge Ure and original D.O.A. crew members David King, Mary Killen, Rufus Standefer plus never-before-seen interview footage with Malcolm McLaren O.A. A Punk Post Mortem - A brand-new exclusive interview with co-director and music journalist Chris Salewicz Includes both Blu-ray and DVD versions Limited Edition booklet written by Tim Murray with additional article by Phelim O'Neill
Tracklisting1. Sonic Reducer2. All This and More3. Not Anymore4. Revenge5. Flame Thrower Love6. I Need Lunch7. Ain't Nothin' To Do8. What Love Is9. High Tension Wire10. Search & Destroy
On Halloween 1986 the gods of punk rock rose from the dead. The original members of the Dead Boys reformed for a short jaunt to pre-Disney NYC and leveled the audience of old heads burnouts prostitutes junkies geeks and freaks. This DVD is the document of that hallowed evening at the Ritz. Stiv Bators Cheetah Chrome Jimmy Zero Jeff Magnum and Johnny Blitz got it together for one more show in their old stomping ground of New York City. Starting with an introduction from long time supporter Joey Ramone to the power riff of the honest-to-god anthem ""Sonic Reducer"" (played twice!) to an unreal cover of the Stooges' ""Search and Destroy "" the Dead Boys put the boot to the notion that all reunions suck.
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