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DrkTitan t1_iu4azcz wrote

Gwar is still fairly shocking by today's standards, I can only imaging what peoples reaction was in the 90s.

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ScruffyWeeny42 t1_iu4k71b wrote

Probably less shocked than people get today

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Strezz69 OP t1_iu4lg3j wrote

Good point. When we went through town after the gig, people gave us some strange looks, but nothing major.

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Anal_Vomit t1_iu4v4xd wrote

I saw them in Dallas during the Gwarmageddon tour back in 1999 I think it was, went in to a 711 after the show not thinking about being covered in fake blood, the girl behind the counter looked horrified.

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DrkTitan t1_iu69f0i wrote

Let's not forget this is the same time period where people were trying to get Mortal Kombat banned because it had blood in it and wanted rap banned from the radio because gangsta rap was too dangerous. The 90s were a different time but there was still plenty of people outraged over unnecessary stuff.

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TheOwnerOfRaddit t1_iu4mjjo wrote

Ding. 90s folks were cool. Today people would be so pissed that they got fake blood in the pickle spice frappachino that they took and then yell about it on Twitter after trying to record the concert on their phone.

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rbtrapper t1_iu4pgzf wrote

Now all I can think about is how a pickle spice frapuccino would taste...

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DegenerateWizard t1_iu6756b wrote

Do it, you’ll make millions. And I’ll be happy to accept 10%, of course, because I pushed you in the direction of this groundbreaking discovery. I’m your muse.

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cannibalzombies t1_iu5st26 wrote

I literally just saw these guys for the first time about a month ago and that was not at all the vibe I got lol

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coupe_68 t1_iu66wpq wrote

I'll give you an upvote. I hear ya.

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ScruffyWeeny42 t1_iu4nsis wrote

100% agree. Look how you're already getting downvotes from the exact type of people we are talking about here 🤣

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no-kooks t1_iu4moxr wrote

>Churning through the bestial muck. A cosmic forklift rules my throbbing asshole. The All-Eye says you are the right slave--to be my anal knave-- tongue in my anal cave--Boy!! You're just a war-toy--Just my little anal butter boy. Oh I'm so filled with joy. Now I know glee. 50 million hosebags every day. They die for me to have my way. Surely it is their deaths they seek, to brave my toxic--anal reek--Cause I'm so glad he is among us--I'm so glad he is a fungus--I'm so glad--He is among us--Philled condoms--My nipples explode!!!! You're just a war toy. Let's all go drink and kill and fart. Yeah sure it's fun, but is it art? The All-Eye sees the butt disease. Humanity--is on their knees with little boys...

I don’t know, seems pretty tame to me.

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IcebergWedgie t1_iu6tj3r wrote

I saw them from the balcony at The Ritz NYC in 1988. It was a fabulous bloodbath to witness from a safe vantage point and the band was better than I imagined. Live theater! I also worked at a shitty dive bar where GG Allin played that year and declined to stick around for his gore show. I have never regretted that choice.

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PlagueWheels t1_iu67zdi wrote

Honestly, the 90s were wild. I was fifteen in 91 and got into music at that point.

Things are far more conservative today. I'm not trying to be a scrooge but political correctness has taken the edge off of things.

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A_Dash_of_Time t1_iug62v5 wrote

I was genuinely disgusted by them in the 90's. Went with friends to see them live around 2006-ish and realized they are by a HUGE margin, the single greatest live band in existence. GWAR is musical theater for metal heads. The next year, I took a bunch of acid and saw them again. 11/10 would recommend.

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